A Cozy Celebration of Love and Humor
Love is a delicate blend of sweetness and savor, much like the finest cheese. Step into The Sun Burned Bright and Hot, a heartfelt collection of poems that blend humor, introspection, and everyday moments of life and love. Ronald captures the beauty in simple and profound situations with his unique voice, exploring themes from the […]
Whiskers and Wisdom: The Feline Charm of The Sun Burned Bright and Hot
In a world where whiskers twitch and curiosity reigns, even the simplest creatures have tales to tell—tales that mirror our own lives in unexpected ways. In The Sun Burned Bright and Hot, Ronald Percuoco invites you to discover a world where poetry isn’t just a collection of words, but an experience that dances on the […]
Music and Fantasy
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fall headlong into a world where music and dreams collide? Ronald Percuoco’s The Sun Burned Bright and Hot offers just that experience, whisking readers away on a mesmerizing journey through a whimsical musical landscape. In this imaginative tale, the protagonist boards on an extraordinary adventure […]
FEEL, LAUGH, & REFLECT
What if poetry wasn’t something to decipher, but something to experience? Are you ready to explore this fresh take? The Sun Burned Bright and Hot by Ronald Percuoco invites you to explore with a new fresh perspective, blending humor and insight in a way that is both accessible and deeply moving. Ready to experience poetry […]
RONNIE IN MUSICLAND
If any of you have ever read Alice in Wonderland, you will feel right at home in this poem by Ronald Percuoco. It is from his debut book of poetry The Sun Burned Bright and Hot. It tells the story of a young man who falls asleep listening to a Beethoven symphony after he has […]
WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE!
Hi, I’m Ron Percuoco and I’d like to welcome you to my website. I hope your reading this is the beginning of a long and meaningful relationship with you, the reader. If you are like many readers, you have shied away from poetry because it is too flowery or too difficult to understand. In fact, […]
THE SUN BURNED BRIGHT AND HOT
The Sun Burned Bright and Hot is not only the title of my book, but also the title of the first poem you will read. The poem has two main characters: (1) The Chumash Indian sun god Kaqunupenawa and (2) the island, Queen Anacapa. This is the story of the sun god’s quest to find […]
The Poetic Voice
One of the first decisions a poet must make is what person or voice to write his poem in. The first person “I” has many purposes. It can be used to tell people about yourself or about an experience that you had. The poem can be confess- ional like a diary that you may or […]
On Modern Poetry
RHYME For most of recorded history, poetry has rhymed. Whether at the end of a line or within the same line, poems used to have the same sounds in some sort of recurring pattern. It was considered a sign of good craftsmanship. This also helped people remember the poem or song during the long centuries […]
My Book of Poetry
I am very happy to announce that this fall my first book of poetry will be coming out. The title is The Sun Burned Bright and Hot. It will have 30 poems in English–6 poems in French–4 prayers–10 essays and a short story. The thirty poems in English will be divided evenly between light and […]
