Red Poems

Rowell Bowles

6 X 9 inches, 64 pages

Red Poems ... musings that capture the fancies and fantasies of an aging poet's everyday reality. Frank and fearless, witty and wise, Rowell Bowles looks as far into the future as into his past, and discovers answers to mysteries he has always known. Brief and succinct, the poems encapsulate profound thoughts and simple emotions that leave the reader simultaneously pondering and laughing, mesmerized and disbelieving. Only at the end, when the spell is broken, do we realize the enormity of life's promise.

Rowell Bowles

Author

Rowell Bowles was born in Chengdu, China, where he lived until his family returned to Canada during the missionary exodus of 1926. He began his studies at Victoria College, University of Toronto, and went on to attend Johns Hopkins University.

For more than fifty years Bowles has been a spirited voice at the United Nations, holding various senior positions, including worldwide director of program policy for Unicef. He is the author of The Diplomacy of Hope, a critical history of the United Nations, and a recipient of the Order of Canada.

A true renaissance man, Bowles has augmented a rich professional career with an artistic one. As a painter, he received encouragement from the leader of the mid-century Montreal avant-garde, Paul-Emile Borduas, as well as Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer. His work has been exhibited at dozens of galleries, including the Dorothy Cameron Gallery (Toronto), Galerie Agnes Lefort (Montreal), the Pleiades Gallery (New York), and, most recently, O.K. Harris (New York, 2006). Major collections with his work include the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Carter Presidential Center, and the Art Gallery of Windsor.

Bowles divides his time between Manhattan and Grand Manan.