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The Muse in the
Suitcase. Helen Bar-Lev and Johnmichael Simon. Cyclamens and
Swords Publishing: Israel. December 2009. $15 includes
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Production Details:
The Muse in the
Suitcase,
a book of poems
written on our travels, Johnmichael Simon and myself, also
illustrated with my black and white drawings, 105 pages. It is a
companion book to Cyclamens and Swords and Other Poems about
the Land of Israel (Ibbetson Press, 2007).
www.cyclamensandswords.com
Commentary
Don't expect a gentle tour, or map and menu monotone of travel
in this exciting work. This is an engaging book of leaving home,
with all the dimensions of close observation and adventures of
psyche, into personal and planetary history and condition. There
is a sense of travel in past and future,... appreciation of
nature is redolent...this love of place, sense of keen
acknowledgement of Holy Land roots, is the traveler's torch
throughout the book.
~Katherine L. Gordon, Poet, Publisher, Editor, Literary Critic
If the sixties song "Moon River" filled you with wanderlust once
upon your dreams, you'll love this enchanting book that shows
we're never too old to set off to see the world. Unlike two
young drifters of song, however, who survived on love and a pair
of backpacks, this creative pair went fully loaded: pens,
pencils, watercolours, brushes, notebooks, sketch pads, cameras.
This magnificent book treats readers to tastes of Istanbul,
Cyprus, Croatia, Slovenia, Spain, Holland, South Africa and
more.
~Wanda Sue Parrott, Co-founder, Senior Poets Laureate Poetry
Competition
The Muse in The Suitcase is a collection of poems and
illustrations of people, places and the ordinary. Bar-Lev and
Simon take the reader on a kaleidoscope of world cultures in a
perfect understanding of the human heart. The works of free
verses cannot fail to touch the inner spirit.
The collection is filled with acute observations of taste and
touch. Between the imaginary and the mundane is the wanderlust
of travel. And even if one is unable to travel, just read The
Muse in The Suitcase and you are there.
~Michal Mahgerefteh, Founder and Editor of Poetica Magazine
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