Jon Meyer
poet/writer, artist, educator, former Vice President of the Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE)
Latest Release by Jon Meyer
Clouds: love poems from above the fray
Clouds: love poems from above the fray has been a project of over four decades, containing poems influenced by Meyer’s traveling to 5 continents, giving lectures, and witnessing beautiful vistas in towns, cities, and above all, in nature. Thousands of the resulting photos are now contained in Meyer’s archive. He wrote over 700 five-line quintain poems down, from which he paired 64 with these photos for Clouds. The style evolved into short, post attention span poetry, i.e. quintains, that illustrate the inner and outer states of our environment. Opposite the poems, Meyer notes the adventure of finding the visual image.
Awards/honors
Next Generation Indies Award
Winner, Gift/Specialty 2022
Finalist, Poetry 2022
International Independent Publisher Awards (IPPY)
Bronze, Poetry 2022
International Book Awards
Winner, Poetry: Nature 2022
Finalist, Best Interior Book Design 2022
Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards
Winner, 2022
Distinguished Favorite in Poetry, 2022
Finalist, 2022
Featured On:
Ekphrastic Review (Poetry and images from Clouds featured)
Glow Magazine (review by N. Anzar)
US Review (Review by Mihir Shah)
Travelingboy.com (Review by Richard Frisbie)
Midwest Book Review (Review by Julie Summers)
Lori’s Book Loft (Interview)
Savvy Verse & Wit (guest post)
Joshua Tree Interactive, 2022
Love Poems From New England
Awards/Honors
American BookFest “Best Book” Awards
Winner in Poetry, 2021
Finalist in Interior Book Design, 2021
Finalist in Gift & Novelty, 2021
Finalist in Poetry, 2021
The National Reviewers Choice Awards (Reader Views)
Gold Award in Poetry, 2021
2nd Place in Poetry, 2022
3rd Place in Religious/Spiritual, 2022
Finalist in Inspirational, 2022
Independent Publisher Awards (IPPY)
Bronze Award, Inspirational
Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) Book Awards
Finalist in Design, 2021
International Book Awards
Finalist in Interior Book Design, 2021
Eric Hoffer Award
Finalist, 2021
Independent Press Awards
National Distinguished Favorite, Nature
Next Generation Indies Award
Finalist, Poetry
Finalist, Gift Book
Awards/Honors
The National Reviewers Choice Awards (Reader Views)
Best Poetry Book for 2019/2020
Best Regional Book for 2019/2020
Best North East book for 2019/2020
2nd Place in Travel/ Nature for 2019/2020
Pinnacle National Book Awards
Best in Poetic Photography, 2020
Next Generation Indies
Finalist in Poetry for 2020
Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE) Book Awards
Finalist in Coffee Table and Art Books, 2020
Finalist in Design, 2020
Featured on:
Burlington Free Press Wintertime Reading List
The original print version of this article was headlined “From Vermont, With Love”
from Love Poems From Vermont by Jon Meyer (Brilliant Light Publishing)
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