BENEATH THE STARS, subtitle: To freedom we yearn! BY THADDEUS HUTYRA. From the Author: My actual name is Tadeusz Hutyra, though for the English/American world I have adopted the name Thaddeus Hutyra. I am the founder of "The Poetry Universe", "River of Poetry" and a number of other poetry groups on Facebook. Born in mountainous Rajcza, Poland. I spent my childhood and teenage years there, later I moved to Cracow where I participated in the "Solidarity" movement against the communist regime. Amongst others I took part in demonstrations to free political prisoners. I emigrated to New Zealand when Poland was still in the Soviet thaw and I became a citizen there within five years. Three years I lived there in Wellington, the capital, often called "Windy Wellington" and two years in Auckland, the largest town in New Zealand. Afterwards I travelled worldwide, I have been in China, amongst other places, and finally I settled down in Belgium. The USA had always been my intended final destination after my departure from Poland. America, especially New York City with its Statue of Liberty still remains my dream. The freedoms cherished by America are an unstoppable trend that I am fully behind, wishing the same to all individuals across the world, that is freedom, human rights and love. I am deeply advocating liberty in every single place around the world. I am also advocate on behalf of stopping the global climate change. In the meantime I am feeling quite comfortable living in the European Union, a great project of all Europeans which came true. It became my final destination. Some of my poems are published in world famous journal SPILLWORDS and self published in LULU & AMAZON. Hopefully readers will enjoy reading my books. If it will be the case then I will be able to say 'Mission Accomplished', thank you.