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Ken Simpson's study, focusing on John Milton's Paradise Regained, examines the literary ecclesiology of this most subtle and elusive of Milton's works. While far less critical attention has been given to Paradise Regained over the years as compared to Paradise Lost and others of Milton's canon, it might be argued that Paradise Regained may be read as a full and culminating expression of Milton's views on the doctrine of the church, the nature ...

In my first book of poetry and prose, The Learning Process, I explored many themes. For my second book, A Life in Orbit, I determined to try something novel and new: a biography in verse. It was a daunting project because I had to revisit my past and translate my thoughts and memories into a discipline of words, lines and verses. I was handicapped to an extent by the restraints imposed by the narrative style. I had to write truthfully, and wit...

Life is a continual process of change and discovery. This inspiring collection of poems expresses one man's response to his own life experiences. After a successful teaching career, author Ken Simpson overcame depression and became a cancer survivor. His poems reflect what he has learned about beauty and ugliness, corruption and violence, happiness and spirituality, and love and fallibility. From poems about his love of the sea to his travel...

Australian poet Ken Simpson was born in Melbourne. He began writing poetry relatively late in life. His gift is unmistakeable. His poems contain no rhyme. This deliberate choice is essential to his expression, and has a very particular significance. His early years channelled him into becoming a 'detached' observer of life. Yet his poems carry in them evidence of deep insight and passionate involvement.