About the Author
Jerry Lovelady is a poet, husband, and grandfather who lives in Beaumont, Texas.
A graduate of Lamar University in Beaumont, he is retired from a long career with a large petrochemical manufacturing company. Although he began writing poetry in 1992, he did not become serious about publishing his poetry until 2019. Well-traveled, and attentive to the world around him, Lovelady draws from a deep well of life’s experiences that have sharpened his awareness of the harsh conditions many people face, giving him an abundance of material to write about. His writing is driven by a passionate concern for those experiencing social inequality, class struggle, and racial disparities in the United States and beyond.
Books by Jerry Lovelady
Lovelady’s first collection, Other Worlds, in Other Words (ISBN: 978-1-63752-841-9), was published in 2021 by Atmosphere Press of Austin, Texas.
It has earned favorable and encouraging reviews from Reader’s Favorite, Barnes & Noble reviewers, and Reedsy Discovery, as well as many positive reader comments on Amazon.
His second book, Grief and Her Three Sisters (ISBN: 978-1-63988-590-9), appeared in 2022. Although it received a two-star review from Kirkus Reviews, it was honored with the Literary Titan Gold Book Award soon after publication and praised by reviewers from Feathered Quill and Reader’s Favorite. In June 2023, Lovelady discussed the book and his writing on Dr. Anthony Ingram’s popular podcast, “Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio.”
His third collection, Bearing the Weight of Our Wishes…; ISBN 978-1-83671-133-9), marks a new phase in his work and is scheduled for release in the United States and the United Kingdom by Vanguard Press, Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers, Ltd., in 2025.
Lovelady owns the copyrights to all his self-published books. He is an energetic, self-promoter. His books are available in both public, and high school libraries, and at Lamar University Library in his hometown of Beaumont, TX, as well as some independent bookstores scattered across East Texas, California, New Mexico, Colorado, and Washington, D.C. His books are available on most book-selling platforms in the United States and abroad.