James Phillip Lukens

Calliope James Phillip Lukens

Kaleidoscope is Lukens' fourth collection of devotional verse. Three previous books of poetry are: *Heart Thoughts *Windowpanes *Eulogies Lukens admires William Blake, Emily Dickinson and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow His poem "Mainelanders"has been added to The Maine Historical Society collection of Longfellow memorabilia in Portland, Me While the State of Indiana claims James Whitcomb Riley as "the Hoosier poet," One of Ohio's governors opined that Lukens' verse had captured the simple joys of living Which earned him the right to be known as "The Buckeye Poet."