The Fourth Reflection
The Fourth Reflection is a gorgeous book, as much an act of faith to read as it was to write. Light-footed, aspirational, and sensual, Wayne’s wordcraft exemplifies the idea of the “writerly” book: reading it is a relational experience with the author, best described as an intersubjective experience rather than a description of any particular time or place. Few authors are this adept at making wisdom so joyful.
~ Dr. Matthew Bennett Licensed Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Professor at Pacifica Graduate Institute in Santa Barbara and Reiss Davis in Los Angeles
Insights of an Ordinary Man
Insights of an Ordinary Man is a compelling and worthy example of living the examined life and seeking to make sense of one’s personal story and journey. Its author, Wayne Allen LeVine, does not seek the grand abstraction of things, but rather the intimate poetic wisdom that lies at the heart of the often overlooked ordinary experiences of life. In so doing, he reminds us to remember that life mentors and inspires those who listen and willingly explore the hidden implication of things. Insights of an Ordinary Man takes us on the adventure of the so called ordinary, wherein we discover at its heart all that is truly extraordinary and profoundly, beautifully human. Congratulations to Wayne Allen LeVine on his new book, Insights of an Ordinary Man.
~ Leigh J. McCloskey -Artist, Author, Actor and Visual Philosopher
Forgiveness for Forgotten Dreams
Wayne Allen LeVine's poetry is rich and beautiful, reminding us of things we have long forgotten yet need to remember. There are words, phrases, poems in his first collection that are like keys that open doors of the heart and mind.
~ Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D - author of The Fruitful Darkness
Myths & Artists
These poems are not only the product of a mind finely attuned to the complexities of the world, but a sensibility geared toward the workings of the heart. LeVine's wit and lyrical insights serve to provide that temporary stay against confusion that Robert Frost expected of our best poetry.
~Jack Grapes - poet, playwright, actor teacher, and the editor of ONTHEBUS a literary journal.