A Dance Horizontal

Section I contains poems mostly, but not entirely, from my past, including my childhood in Manhattan, summer camp in the Berkshires, schooling, the 60s, Jewish life, family, my college teaching in Beijing, politics, and ventriloquism (I was a vent for five years after retiring). Section II explores a variety of themes similar to the previous section except that almost all these poems are written in specific poetic forms. For example, this section contains sonnets, elegies, blank verse, sestinas, an epistle, an ode, a double acrostic, a villanelle, a cinquain, a haiku, a diamante, a pantoum, limericks, and found and concrete poetry. Section III is more romantic, my version of love poems.

My poetic voice is distinctly my own, my perspective unique, often with a twinge of humor and an eccentric way of viewing life. Looking at the whole collection, readers will discover interwoven themes and find poems that they like, that they will read more than once and share with friends. Living in the desert and contemplating my work, I feel rejuvenated and inspired. Poetry has taken over my days and most of the middle of my nights. I find myself often writing several poems at the same time, reading them out loud and revising.