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THE WESTPORT POET

TOM ZART

Author of Love War And More
225poems publish by Publish America;
CD “MEMORIES 28 poems with music
by Bill Crain for sale on the web under
Tom Zart and or Bill Crain.

It's appropriate and symbolic that the romantic poet Tom Zart was born
on Valentines Day in Topeka, Kansas in 1945. His youth confronted
adulthood many times by working on the family farm or helping his parents
in their business. In the early fifties family roots were planted in the
famous Plaza section of Kansas City which was walking distance to
nearby Westport. He lived there for six months of the
year then went to work
on their 140-acre Bonner Springs farm the other six months. It was a
learning experience that proved invaluable to The Westport Poet.
Westport is a historic section of Kansas City, Missouri renown for its
modern nightlife and shops and its noble past as a trading post, a
transportation hub and a civil war battle. It was in Westport, amid the war
memorial plaques, the fountains and nature that Tom wrote his first
poem, Thunder In The Ground, a civil war ode to the men who died in the
war. His inspiration came from an inscription on a civil war memorial.
Zart's poetic endeavors soon began to proliferate along with his
subject matter. Tom, an addicted romantic, and history buff, began writing
poems about love, religion and patriotism. His early inspirations came
while working at the railroad for 30 years. Zart would utilize his time
on those long railroad trips gleaning all that he could from his senses:
the haunting sound of the train, its whistle and the long hours gazing
out at the sunset and the pastoral settings fleeting by, of farmhouses
and cities whose inhabitants he would never know.
He took notes of his coworker's experiences, especially the veterans
who told their stories of the horror of war and their sacrifice in World
War II, Korea, and especially, Viet Nam.
The Westport Poet lived vicariously in their spirit and told their
stories in his poems. Tom Zart, who has a distinctive God given vocal
talent, would recite his stories and poems at various social events and
bistros around the Westport area.
His audience was always enthralled and he
soon was in demand and they named him-The Westport Poet.
His abilities have not gone without notice. He has been published by
numerous magazines and his poems were featured weekly in over 215
newspapers across our country with an estimated readership
of 6 ½ million for approximately 5 years.
Tom has performed his poems live on radio shows
from New York to California.

PUBLISHED POETRY BY TOM ZART

Book Review of LOVE WAR AND MORE By Tom Zart #2. It is a
divine read line by line Tom Zart The master poet’s poetry is music to my
ears.A tribute to his gift blessed, and given freely,from the Lord
above.5 Radiant Stars Lillian Cauldwell."Creator" Cauldwell CEO/President
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