Mirage and Selected Poems - The collection has nothing to do with "Engineering!" Collection of Poems, including images of fantasy. The goddess walks in the circle of stones, rough monoliths sacred to the tribe. The fall of walled cities are also seen in the poems, with proud ladies of noble blood claimed as slaves. The past lives once more. The poems of Jerome Brooke have been described as: 'Savage and barbarous ... intricate and complex ... horrific. ...talent, interest, and clarity of diction (Joseph Hart. -- Isles of Myst Review) * * * * ...the poems remind me of ancient primeval legends ... . The imagery is active and personified (Joseph G Phillips. -- New Mirage Quarterly) * * * * ...A terse series of quatrains which evoke the cold and dark realms ... of the Ice Age.' (Carol Hamilton, New Mirage Quarterly). His work is: 'A timeless tradition of honor, bravery, and romance. ... tales of mediaeval warfare ... spell-binding. Charming and seductive ... . (Lorraine Tolliver, New Mirage Quarterly). The work of the poet has images of: 'Battle, victories, defiance, perseverance ring melodiously throughout the pages ... . The victor within us all prevails. (Paul Truttman, Western Archipelago). The poems are: 'Primitive, barbaric, spare, austere, but eloquent ... frightening. The images .. are savage. The poems are exciting and moody. (Joseph Hart, Isles of Myst Review).