| The Plum in Mr. Blum's Pudding Contributor(s): Berman, Tosh (Author), McKenna, Kristine (Introduction by), Bernstein, Ruth (With) |
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ISBN: 0978556429 ISBN-13: 9780978556426 Publisher: Penny Ante Editions OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Love & Erotica - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.92 |
| Series: Success and Failure |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.9" W x 6.9" (0.20 lbs) 121 pages |
| Themes: - Holiday - Valentine's Day - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Plum in Mr. Blum's Pudding is Los Angeles native Tosh Berman's first printed collection of poetry. In 1989, Berman left the United States behind, moving to Japan after learning his wife's (artist Lun*na Menoh) mother was ill in Kitakyushu. The Plum in Mr. Blum's Pudding was penned while both rapt and lost by this transition. Gracefully toiling between the quirky and earnest, these poems describe the liminal space of the foreigner caught between the strange and the familiar. The result is surreal and unclassifiable, a book of love poems overshadowed by isolation and underscored with curiosity and lust. Originally published in 1990 by "Cole Swift & Sons" (Japan) as a small hardcover edition of two hundred copies, this new edition acts to preserve this work and features an introduction by art critic and curator Kristine McKenna and an Afterword by Ruth Bernstein. |
Contributor Bio(s): Berman, Tosh: - Tosh Berman is a publisher and writer. His press, TamTam Books, has published works by Boris Vian, Guy Debord, Serge Gainsbourg, Jacques Mesrine, artist Lun*na Menoh, and Ron Mael & Russell Mael (Sparks). He is the author of Sparks-tastic: 21 Nights with Sparks in London. As the son of artist Wallace Berman, Tosh has delivered talks and various essays toward furthering his late fatherâ (TM)s artistic legacy including his influential folio series, Semina (1955â "1964). He resides in Los Angeles. |