Comments on: You can now buy INTO THE SMOKE OF THE WORLD, the book of Gerard Van der Leun’s poetry [scroll down for new posts, because I’ve pinned this one] https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/ A blog about political change, among other things Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:40:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Chris Stoneking https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2840092 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:54:26 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2840092 Arrived yesterday!
The cover watercolor is very pleasing to the eye.
To be savored at length.
Thanks for giving us a little of Gerard to remember him by.

]]> By: Book Report: Into the Smoke of the World and Other Poems by Gerard van Der Leun (2025) – Musings from Brian J. Noggle https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2839524 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:00:36 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2839524 […] bought this book not long after Neo announced it, but it didn’t arrive until the last week of the year. So it wouldn’t count for 2025. […]

]]> By: Karen Mark https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2839335 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:11:27 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2839335 Thanks for the heads up…on my way to purchase it. Thank you.

]]> By: roll-aid https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2837139 Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:08:21 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2837139 The poetry book is here! For some reason I don’t understand, I feel that just simply reading it in published order, one page to follow another does not seem to give the work its due. We shall see.

GVL was born about 7 years before me. And in all my time alive, I have never purchased a book of poetry by just one individual. Thank you.

]]> By: jd https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2836509 Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:43:26 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2836509 Got Gerard’s book of poetry, Neo. Thank you. It’s beautiful and I have no doubt Gerard would be proud of it. Still miss his presence but happy to have his/your book.

Blessings for the New Year!

]]> By: roll-aid https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2836416 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:09:56 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2836416 Purchased! Look forward to seeing it. Any thoughts for the future?

]]> By: David Foster https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2836360 Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:39:14 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2836360 Got the book, very nicely done!

]]> By: DT https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2835271 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 17:13:42 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2835271 Received my copy today. Nicely done, nicely packaged. Now to read through it.

Thank you Neo for another excellent editing/publishing job.

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2835253 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:59:51 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2835253 Deborah:

A milestone birthday, too.

]]> By: Deborah https://thenewneo.com/2025/12/19/you-can-now-buy-into-the-smoke-of-the-world-the-book-of-gerard-van-der-leuns-poetry-scroll-down-for-new-posts-because-ive-pinned-this-one/#comment-2835233 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 02:40:19 +0000 https://thenewneo.com/?p=146259#comment-2835233 Happy birthday to the one and only Gerard
— the Birthday Card Girl

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