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Jerry L. Rhoads is a CPA and a licensed health care administrator … born in Iowa and lives in Chicago area with his wife of 60 years. He is the proud father of four, grandfather for 12 and great grandfather of 7. He has been writing poetry since he was in eighth grade… then began to record his works on a tape recorder while driving to his client’s offices. Over the years these were converted to typewritten form by his secretary … after accumulating 12 three ring binders full of paper versions, he began to convert them to digital format while retiring from his health care accounting and consulting practice. This resulted in over 3,000 pages and 320,000 words in the five Wonders of the World book collection. 

Discovering “The Eleventh Wonder of the World” 

Author releases the Fourth book from his Wonders of the World poetry series,  

A poetic view of our worldly being 

Poetry is so personal it is hard to convince readers to take the time to feel the words, not just read them. In “The Eighth Wonder of the World”, the first in the series, the author presents something everyone possesses but doesn’t realize its value. Then each sequel, as in the fourth book, The Eleventh Wonder of the World, will resonate with the reader as they discover their own physical and metaphysical connection to each person in the world.  

The series of Wonders of the World poems are to relate all humans on Earth to a common denominator. The mind (eighth wonder) and the soul (ninth wonder) are the human metaphysical commonalities, whereas the heart (tenth wonder) and the brain (the eleventh wonder) are physical commonalities. Finally, the spirit (twelfth wonder), our infinite energy, is what each individual has metaphysically, for the infinite trip from here to there, the final wonder …  the God particle.  To make the trip through the series, each reader will experience many of their own thoughts, feelings, aspirations, relationships to envision a better path in their current lifestyle for better physical and mental health.  

The Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth wonders are pertaining to the human aspect of the physical world and the meta physical aspect of each and every one of the 8+ billion people on earth … now known in my five wonder books as the Wonders of our physical and meta physical world. This collection has taken over a period of thirty-five years to recite and capture on tape. Then over a span of five years they were edited by my wife. Who didn’t really like poetry until she read the printed version of my recorded feelings and thoughts of her and the family. Also, I was delving into the meaning of spoken word, some 50,000 in each book. Giving a voice to my opinions, values and habits. Anything and everything that came out of my head and heart were recorded for later publication. 

“An Anthology to Take Us into The Inner Realms of Our Brain and Reality

To properly comprehend and enjoy a poem, one must take the time to feel the words as they resonate through the mind, into the heart, beyond our soul to our spirit. For poems are more than just rhyming words with a rhythmic vibe to them. They are a brainchild of creative storytelling and a longing to express one’s thoughts and feelings.

With an affinity for words and an in-depth understanding of human thoughts, Jerry Rhoads brings us the fourth book of his series of renaissance anthologies. His fourth installment, “The Eleventh Wonder of the World,” will take us into a deeper comprehension of the human brain. Preceding this book, are The Eighth, Ninth, Tenth Wonders of the World. This being the Eleventh precedes the Twelfth Wonder that will be in bookstores soon.

Mr. Rhoads highly recommends that the readers also explore the first book of this collection. It is meant to cultivate an understanding of the human mind, which in turn will make it easier to comprehend the subsequent four books.

The collection began for Jerry in the eighth grade… then 40 years later he began to record his works on a tape recorder while driving to his clients’ offices. Over the years these were converted to typewritten form by his secretary … after accumulating 12 three ring binders full of paper versions, he began to convert them to digital format while retiring from his health care accounting and consulting practice. This resulted in over 3,000 pages and 320,000 words in the five Wonders of the World book collection.”