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HOT OFF THE PRESS: LANDSCAPES OF LIGHT
Takes Readers on a Spiritual Road Trip from Athens to Jerusalem
HOBOKEN, NJ (November 1, 2010):
Poets Wear Prada is pleased to announce the release of Philadelphian native
B. E. Kahn's
LANDSCAPES OF LIGHT. 24 poems take you on spiritual road trip from Athens to Jerusalem, intertwining Greek, Arabic and Jewish cultures, the ever present past, ancients myths and legends, tradition, relics and the transient present of our "gifted days." All the while Kahn's strong voice, a bright & steady beacon, illuminates as she observes, reflects and questions, guiding the reader through sometime painful histories to the future possibilities, reminding us that "Our language differs, but smiles, gestures carry our thoughts across the wire of our minds." The inviting front cover illustration "Let’s go to Greece," is by
Lila Rostenberg of
Fayetteville, Arkansas..
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LANDSCAPES OF LIGHT
Poems by B. E. Kahn
Perfect bound paperback: 34 pages
ISBN-13: 978-0-9841844-8-4
Publisher: Poets Wear Prada
Publication Date: October 28, 2010
List Price: $12 |
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| Author B. E. Kahn |
B. E. Kahn is a grant recipient of both the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts and the Pew Fellowships in the Arts. Some of the poems in this, her second, collection previously appeared in
Arts and Spirituality,
Bridges: A Jewish Feminist Journal,
Clockwise Cat,
Lifeboat,
New Verse News,
Poetry Ink,
Poetry Super Highway, and
Schuylkill Valley Journal. A retired speech therapist, she now lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania and has taught poetry to intergenerational, interfaith groups. She is a member of the 34th Street Poets Cooperative. Her previous chapbook, SPRING APPLES, SILVER BIRCH was published October, 2008 by Greenleaf Press. For more information about the author, visit her website:
http://www.bekahn.com/.
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| Artist Lila Rostenberg |
Lila Rostenberg, discovered watercolor after graduating from Henderson State University in Arkadelphia where she majored in art. She also has worked in fiber arts, quilting, knitting and weaving, “making objects which are utilitarian as well as beautiful,” and teaching others as the owner and creative force behind Quilt Your Heart Out, a quilt shop in Fayetteville from 1993-2003. The cover art is taken from a small 6"x6" recent painting, executed in acrylic on panel. Originally from Oklahoma, she lives with her husband in Arkansas. Visit her online at
http://indigopears.blogspot.com/.
This is the 29th chapbook title released by
Poets Wear Prada, a small literary press based in Hoboken New Jersey and founded in October of 2006 to develop and promote new and established narrative and lyrical poets. Some of the poets previously published by the press are Susan Maurer, Peter Chelnik, Erik La Prade, Austin Alexis, Bob Heman, Jee Leong Koh, Maria Lisella and Joel Allegretti. In support of the long tradition of spoken word, Poets Wear Prada has also published slam champion Laura Vookles, poetry rocker Cyndi Dawson and performance poet Tantra-zawadi.
Poets Wear Prada blogs at http://pwpbooks.blogspot.com/.
LANDSCAPES OF LIGHT: Poems by B. E. Kahn, is a perfect bound, 5.5" x 8.5" trade paperback; 34 pages contain 24 poems; ISBN-10: 0984184481, ISBN-13: 978-0-9841844-8-4; Publisher: Poets Wear Prada; Publication Date: October 28, 2010; List Price: $12. Available online at Amazon.com (
http://amzn.com/0984184481 ) and CreateSpace.com (
https://www.createspace.com/3491300 ) and coming soon to your local independent bookstore.
