ABOUT THE BOOK Rocking in a Free World is a collection of poems on freedom. The book is divided into four chapters on independence, journey, struggle, and celebration. Each chapter explores one of these topics with respect to freedom. Independence cultivates freedom. Journey leads to freedom's evolution. Struggle is inevitable and constant. Conflicts occur at so many levels within and between societies, but in all cases there is celebration of the victories through art. In a world of free will, freedom is a priceless natural resource without ownership. Freedom is a natural right of each one of us. Rocking in a Free World combines various elements of artistic expression with historical bearing and recent global events in a poetic articulation of the development of pure freedom in a human context. "Without chaos there is no peace, without struggle there is no celebration. These are the concepts of a collection of poetry, titled, "Rocking in a Free World," by Mark Allen Gray. Gray's style is point blank poetry. His words are honest and clear; his meaning is obvious. His artful intent is complete with self-made symbols for each chapter. It was a delight to read this book and reflect on his purpose." - BookReview.com ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mark Allen Gray holds a Master of Science degree in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. Since childhood, Mark has been an avid student of literature and enjoys writing, in particular, capturing and condensing life events and emotions into poems. Mark's style draws on the creative, logical, and technical elements of computer science in his professional life and blends them with the raw emotional events and experiences of his personal life. Mark's major literary and poetic influences include Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Jack Kerouac, Jim Morrison, and Charles Baudelaire. ABOUT THE PUBLISHER Gray Technologies Press is a small independent publisher of original works of literary art in print and digital formats. The focus of the press is on the development of new artists and the application of new publishing technologies on their original works. The primary goal of the press is to maximize the accessibility, utility, and quality of their products while minimizing the cost of these products to consumers. We utilize print-on-demand (POD) printing technology through our partner and distributor, Lightning Source, a subsidiary of Ingram Industries.