Of My Labor is a compilation of the poetry, plus many full-color photo images (in addition to the black & white images and drawings) – each relating to specific poems in the book. Of My Labor is chockfull of puns and double entendres; this along with the pictorial elements, serve to highlight the vibrant portraits of families, both human and animal, the nature of man and beast, mother nature – all portrayed with a skillful focus on love and hate, wedlock, birth, death, aging… while other poems, often rich in humor, center around food; there’s, also, a quirky porcupine, snake, dog, birds of prey, big cats, monkeys, pigs, cows; and poetry inspired by Whitman, Yeats, Dickinson, Adrienne Rich, James Tate, Leonard Cohen, and others. Within this book, vividly presented, is poetry throbbing with human experience.
6” x 9” paperback, 232 pages