American retiree, Anne K. Lowe, releases anthology of 123 poems titled LIBERATED

 

Tuesday, May 24, 2005

 

American retiree, writer and poet, Anne K. Lowe, is today releasing an anthology of her life’s work, LIBERATED, featuring 123 poems that reflect the rich experiences and deep wisdom she has garnered over her lifetime, but mostly dedicated to Belize.

 

Originally from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, the 80-year-old poet has lived in the Corozal District, where she has enjoyed the serenity of rustic living in Blue Heron Cove. She first moved to Belize 19 years ago, in 1986, with her husband, Gilbert Lowe, who has since died.

While Mrs. Anne Lowe describes herself as “untutored in the ways of poets,” her voluminous and engaging anthology evidences that she brings something unique and valuable to the world of poetry. Her pieces fascinatingly tell the reader not only of Lowe’s life, but also the struggles that others have faced. On one end, Lowe’s poetry gets into the minds of serial killers and on the other end, the minds of slave traders.

Her collection also brings the reader into a vicarious experience of Belize’s natural wonders. In fact, the bulk of Lowe’s poems are about her new life in Belize, to which she dedicates part 1 of her anthology, LIBERATED.

She transitions smoothly from speaking of birds, butterflies, and the moonlight to heavier topics such as the holocaust, drug trafficking, murders and prostitution.

Lowe describes her anthology as follows:

Part 1, Belize, expresses the way natural beauty affects me.  Also included are some observations of people.  People who have read them feel that they are universal types and can be found in other times and places.

Part 2, Childhood Memories, concerns my childhood experiences, perceptions and imagination.

Part 3, People—All Kinds, expresses, in part, my lifelong interest in history.  My family has documents (military and others), wills and diaries, passed down for more than two hundred years of their participation in American history.

“As an old lady, liberated from the 9 to 5 routine, I am free to interest myself in many fields and express my creativity,” said Lowe, and hence the title of this anthology – LIBERATED.

Lowe adds: “Included are not only my perceptions of people of whom I have read or heard, but also of those with whom I had contact in my work, both victims and perpetrators.”

LIBERATED was published by Ramos Publishing and is available for $15.00. Lowe has pledged the profits of her book to finance scholarships for students in Belize.

For more information on LIBERATED, you can visit www.geocities.com/ramospublishing2005/liberated.html, or call Adele Ramos at 602-0181.

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