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Catch the Sun is a ‘poetry on the road’ book. It combines poetry and prose, inspired by the countries Luc Zwaenepoel worked in and traveled to, with a flavor of diverse cultures and encounters.

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In this intimate collection, poems and prose dance together like seasoned partners born out of footsteps that have crossed continents and cultures. Each verse carries whispers from distant shores. Here, poetry serves as both a compass and a mirror, navigating the author's transformative journey while reflecting the kaleidoscope of human experience. Immersed in diverse traditions, these words map out the delicate geography where cultural uniqueness meets universal truth. In each culture, the Word stands sentinel at life's crucial crossroads. Its rhythms bless newborns, consecrate marriages, celebrate triumphs, and honor departures. Poetry remains our faithful companion through life's sacred passages, speaking in that universal language that needs no translation—the language of the human heart.

Biografie

From the tender age of sixteen, when his pen first gave voice to the anguish of the Vietnam War, Luc Zwaenepoel's literary journey has meandered like a river through continents and cultures. Through the pages of his two works published by Boekscout, readers traverse the mystical landscapes of Congo and Rwanda, where reality dances with magic in his masterful storytelling. His second novel takes a different turn, weaving a tapestry of suspense through the vibrant backdrop of South Africa in an intriguing whodunnit. His professional journey has been as rich as his literary one, carrying him across oceans and continents. In every port of call, every distant community, he has found poetry woven into the fabric of daily life—a testament to its power as humanity's shared language of the heart.

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