Victor D. López, Author
By Victor D. Lopez
Victor D. López, AuthorApr 09, 2023
On Regret (sonnet)
Mi Canto / My Song
A reading of my original poem Mi Canto in Spanish followed by my English Translation.
In Spring I Dreamt of Summer's Sun
Poem
A reading of some of my sonnets from two of my poetry books
Although poetry represents a minuscule amount of my published writing which is mostly non-fiction, it has been and remains close to the core of who I am as an author. In this podcast I will read samples of my sonnets from my two books of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk (C) 2021 and Of Pain and Ecstasy (C) 2011. I hope you may find at least some of these to your liking. As always, thank you for listening.
Sonnet to a Friendly Critic
This is a sample sonnet reading from my second book of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume Two (C) 2021.
True Love Revisited
A teaser poem for my short story, Amor Vincit Omnia.
Introduction & Background for My Novel, Hire Lernin'
I am posting some English and Spanish version readings from my novel Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education here and elsewhere and wanted to provide some general background for the novel. I hope you will sample and enjoy my cold readings from the novel.
Aprender a Ganar (novela) - Capítulo Tercero
La entrevista continua . . .
Hire Lernin' - A Novel (Chapter 5)
Chapter 5: Meeting the Faculty
Hire Lernin' - Chapter 4
his novel involves the bittersweet journey of a young, idealistic, naïve attorney who takes on the role of academic dean at a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s knowing very little about the industry. Unable to accept the way things are, he immediately launches into a personal quest to change lives for the better in an environment where only the bottom-line matters. Hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit quickly propel him to professional success, but at a deep personal cost in the process as he learns critical life-altering lessons about himself, about leadership, about for-profit and not-for-profit higher education, and about love.
Hire Lernin' - Chapter 3
This is a cold reading from my novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education (C) 2021, 2024.
Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education (A Novel) - Chapters 1 and 2
This is a reading from the first two chapters of my novel about an idealistic young lawyer hired as the dean of a for-profit business school knowing next to nothing about the industry. Unwilling to accept things as they are, he launches on a personal quest to implement meaningful changes, achieving in the process unprecedented professional success, devastating personal loss, and some profound lessons about leadership, about love, and about his own weaknesses and strengths.
The Things in Life for Which I am Most Thankful
A Thanksgiving Message
Aprender a Ganar: Una Educación de Poco Valor a Precio de Oro (Spanish version of the novel Hire Lernin')
Esta es una traducción del autor de los dos primeros capítulos de su novela Hire Lernin' (C) 2021 traducida al español. La versión completa en inglés de la novela y la traducción al español en curso están disponibles de forma gratuita en el siguiente enlace: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions.
Aprender a Ganar: Una Educación de Poco Valor a Precio de Oro (Spanish version of the novel Hire Lernin')
Este podcast contiene mi lectura de los dos primeros capítulos de mi novela 'Hire Lernin', publicada en 2021 y que estoy traduciendo al español. He publicado la versión completa en inglés de la novela y también estoy transfiriendo la versión en español. Puedes acceder a ambos de forma gratuita en el siguiente enlace: https://www.royalroad.com/profile/368939/fictions.
Hire Lernin': A reading by the author of the first two chapters from this novel
I published this novel two years ago which is now available in paperback, hard cover and eBook versions at most bookseller sites, including Amazon. This is one of two poems that deals with the emotionally draining process of reliving the past in order to recast it into a lightly fictionalized novel. At present, I am making the novel available for anyone to read free of charge in a serialized version at Royal Road that you can access in both English and a new Spanish translation by clicking HERE. As of today, I have posted 29 chapters in the original English version and more than 20 in my ongoing Spanish translation. If you sample it, please let me know your thoughts at Royal Road or here. Thank you!
On Completing My First Novel
I published my first novel two years ago which is now available in paperback, hard cover and eBook versions at most bookseller sites, including Amazon. This is one of two poems that deals with the emotionally draining process of reliving the past in order to recast it into a lightly fictionalized novel. At present, I am making the novel available for anyone to read free of charge in a serialized version at Royal Road you can access in both English and a Spanish version by clicking here. As of today, I have posted 29 chapters in the original English version and more than 20 in my ongoing Spanish translation. If you sample it, please let me know your thoughts comments at Royal Road or here. Thank you!
Two Poems in Remembrance of Memorial Day
(C) 2011, 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
Ode to French Bread (sonnet)
Although I love the British romantic poets best, Lord Byron is not among my favorites. But if he can write an ode to his dog, by golly I can write a sonnet to my favorite part of the food pyramid. No, I am not insane, and suffer no kinky bread fetish. The poem was written with a doughy tongue somewhat less than firmly planted in cheek.
Modern Art and the Critics (complete short story)
This is one of 13 short stories in the single author anthology Echoes of the Mind's Eye: 13 Speculative Fiction Short Stories read by the author.
(C) 2020 (performance copyright 2023) Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.
A Reading of the sonnet Requiem for Love
This is a reading by the author of the sonnet Requiem for Love from his latest book of poems, Echoes of Dawn a Dusk (C) 2020, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.
A reading of the poem Central Park
This is a reading by the author of the blank verse poem, Central Park, from his Of Pain and Ecstasy collection. (C) 2011, 2020
Author's preview reading of his Mindscapes short story collection
This is a reading by the author of the first two pages of each of the ten SF and speculative fiction short stories in his Mindscapes collection (C) 2012, 2021. (This is a cold reading by the author not to be confused with the audiobook version of the book which is read and produced by professional voice talent Dale Wilcox.)
To Poets Everywhere
This is a simple poem about those who embrace the the mostly lonely and unappreciated task of writing poetry knowing it will largely go unread--voices crying in the wilderness hoping to strike a chord that resonates in receptive ears.
God's Love (haiku)
(C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez
On Writing My First Novel
This is the author's reading of his blank-verse poem dealing with the process and emotional effect of writing his first novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education. (C) 2021, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.
Hire Lernin' - A Novel - Author's reading of chapters 3-5
This is a sample reading of chapters 3-5 of the novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education, read by the author. (C) 2021, 2023 Victor D. Lopez - All rights reserved.
On Completing My First Novel (poetry reading)
This free-verse poem is about the emotional turmoil wrought by the process of writing my first novel, Hire Lernin’: An Idealist’s Quest Through the Realm of for-Profit Education. The novel is a fictionalized version based on my experience as an idealistic, newly-minted lawyer hired to be the academic dean of a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s. Knowing nothing about the industry, the protagonist undertakes a two-year Quixotic quest to implement meaningful change in a corporate environment driven by the profit motive. The result? Unprecedented professional success for the protagonist coupled with some painful life lessons about personal strengths, weaknesses, and love.
A reading of the first two chapters of my novel "Hire Lernin'
My first novel is a fictionalized version of my experience in my first academic posting as academic dean of a proprietary, for-profit business school as an idealistic, newly minted lawyer who knew next to nothing about the industry. The book is fiction, though largely based on actual events and situations with names and locations altered and minor dramatic license taken for the sake of the narrative. In this podcast, I read the first two chapters about the beginning of a Quixotic quest that will take the protagonist on a journey to unimagined highs and life-altering lows not unlike those experienced by the author on the way to learning vital truths about himself, about for-profit education, about leadership and for the protagonist at least, about love.
Hire Lernin': An Idealist's Quest through the Realm of for-Profit Education is available in hard and soft cover editions as well as eBook editions from all major booksellers.
The Road Not Taken (haiku)
(C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez
Beauty Withers Not (haiku)
(C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez
Awakening (haiku)
(C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez
Alleluia
Three linked haikus on Easter Sunday
On Crime
This is a poem comprised of 11 linked haikus about the plague that is violent crime. (C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez.
Kiss a Babbling Brook
Poem -- three linked haikus. (C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez.
I Am Unworthy, Lord
Poem -- (C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez
My Simple Plea (sonnet)
(C) 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
Unsung Heroes #6: Lita (Mom) (1929 - 2018)
This poem was written in the days after my mom's passing and first published in print in my second book of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk. (C) 2018, 2020, 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
Unsung Heroes #5: Felipe (Dad)
This poem first appeared in print in my second book of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk. (C) 2018, 2020, 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
Unsung Heroes #4: Maria (Paternal Grandmother)
(C) 2011, 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved
This poem first appeared in print in my Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems.
Unung Heroes #3: Remedios (Maternal Grandmother)
First published in my first book of poems, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems, in 2011. (C) 2011, 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
Unsung Heroes #2: Manuel (Paternal Grandfather)
(C) 2011, 2023 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
Unsung Heroes #1 - Emilio (Maternal Grandfather)
This is the first of six parts that comprise my longest free-verse poem. The poem first appeared in my first collection of poetry, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems. Ovr the next few day I intend to record additional new readings of the remaining five parts of the poem and post them here. The last two poems in this collection are about my parents and were both written immediately after their death. The first appeared in print in my second collection of poems, Echoes of Dawn at Dusk, in December, 2020.
New Year's Non-Resolution
(C) Victor D. Lopez 2023
A Holiday Message
This is a reading of my holiday message in sonnet form. (c) 2022 Victor D. Lopez.
On Veterans Day (2022)
Sonnet
Echoes of Dawn at Dusk (sonnet)
This is my reading of a sonnet I just wrote intended as a teaser for my second book of poems that bears the same name. You can download a free copy of the eBook version of my Echoes of Dawn at Dusk: Collected Poems, Volume 2 through June 20, 2022 by clicking on the following link: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1035449.
The eBook version of my novel, Hire Lernin', is also available for free download until June 20, 2022 at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1071699.
On Fading Echoes of What Might Have Been
Poetry. (C) 2022 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
In Spring I Dreamt of Summer's Sun
(C) 2022 Victor D. Lopez. All rights reserved.
On Pointless Introspection
This is one of my early poems from my first book of poetry, Of Pain and Ecstasy: Collected Poems (c) 2011. Performance Copyright 2022. All rights reserved.