Thoughts I Left Behind: Collected Poems of William H. Roetzheim reviewed by Liz Fortini Click here to buy this book ISBN 0-9768001-0-1 US$14.95 179 pages

Thoughts I Left Behind: Collected Poems of William H. Roetzheim reflects Mr. Roetzheim’s day-to-day life in rich and complex language.  Here he pens “Response” to a select group of well-known poets’ works and presents a multi-faceted awareness of San Diego, the city he has lived in and loved for a long time.  Language is best put to use kindling The Seven Heavenly Virtues, as the virtues hope, faith, justice along with others are explored and challenged in the chapter: ‘The Book of Sevens”.   An excerpt follows:

William Roetzheim is the founder of successful software companies  Poems of his have won numerous awards and recognition, including the Milford Fine Arts Council National Poetry Contest, Writers Challenge, Faulkner Society Poetry Award, Oberon Prize, and the Baltimore Science Convention Poetry Prize.  He is the publisher of The Giant Book of Poetry, www.Level4Press.com, 2006 and lives with his wife and three children in the San Diego area.