Copacabana at Midnight is a collection of poetry and short stories which shares themes with several of the author's novels. These verses were written in the isolation of life at sea. This work speaks of love, loss, loneliness, betrayal, obsession, possession, horror, illness, death, forgiveness and of the beauty and the power of the oceans.

Brian Ray Brewer is an author and inventor with many patents to his credit. He was once a merchant seaman, a naval officer, a jeweler and an engineer who worked in South American oilfields and power plants. Brian lives with his wife and daughters on water in Brazil. Books by this Author: Novels-- The Face of God, Emerald Greed, Bilongo, The Diving God, The Rapture (Coming in 2023) and Perdition (Coming in 2024). Poetry-- From a Seaman to his Wife and Cries Primeval. Author's Education: United States Merchant Marine Academy: BS, Marine Engineering & Marine Transportation, 1987. Gemological Institute of America: Graduate Gemologist, 1995. California State University, Dominguez Hills: MA, Humanities, 1999. Harvard University Extension School: ALM, Creative Writing and Literature, 2022.