TITLE: Fathers
(Collected Poems 1973-2015)
RELEASE DATE:
July 30, 2016
AUTHOR: Ken
Koprowski
KEYWORDS:
fathers, fatherhood, poetry, parenthood, wilderness, war, death and survival,
love, triumph
CATEGORIES:
Poetry/Family
PAGE COUNT: 66
ISBN:
978-0692734827
IMPRINT: Veritas
ONE LINER:
Fathers
is an inspiring, highly emotive collection of poems exploring fatherhood – its
mysteries, triumphs, magic, humor, pain, and loss. In it the poet illustrates that being a Dad
is perhaps the most rewarding aspect of living, and at times, one of the most
frustrating -- engaging all that is human in the reader.
SYNOPSIS:
Fathers
is an inspiring and highly emotive collection of poems spanning 40 years.
Fatherhood is the inspiration for much of this book – its mysteries, triumphs,
magic, humor, pain, and loss. In it the
poet – an acute observer and lyrical writer – explores fatherhood from the
perspective of a grandson, son, father, husband, and grandfather. His poems
illustrate that being a dad is perhaps the most rewarding aspect of living, and
at times, one of the most frustrating. The pages of this remarkable volume will
engage all that is human in the reader.
GUEST POST:
These poems are from a collection that I'm preparing to publish, which began more than 40 years ago with my Master’s work at Syracuse University.
I paused my poetry when fatherhood intervened and my plans for an academic career morphed into a career in public relations – then an emerging profession that valued commercial writing a bit more than poetry or teaching in 1975. (This, an early lesson in financial communications.) Writing in the corporate world engaged many of my creative and analytic skills, at the same time often depleting all of my energy and zeal for my first love – poetry.
My personal writing also took a back seat to parenting, first as a single parent, then, a father of three and now four, with nine grandchildren. But, conscious choice or not, there were no trade-offs. Being a Dad is perhaps the most rewarding aspect of living, and at times, one of the most frustrating. Fatherhood is the inspiration for much of this book.
I hope you enjoy reading Fathers as much as I enjoyed writing it and would appreciate any feedback you may be willing to share.
AUTHOR BIO:
Ken Koprowski is a
poet, writer, communications consultant, and educator. His collection of
poetry, Fathers – Collected Poems 1973-2015, is being published by Ravenswood
Publishing in the spring of 2016. In addition to being a prolific writer, he is
an award-winning creative director and producer, and photographer. He earned
his M.A. in Creative Writing with a specialization in poetry and completed his
doctoral coursework at Syracuse University before pursuing a career in public
relations. He is working on a second book of poetry and a collection of short
stories entitled Draft Dodgers.
He currently
teaches advanced public relations writing and a range of public relations
subjects in the Master’s programs at New York University, Iona College and
Manhattanville College. In addition, he teaches crisis communication and
reputation management – courses he designed -- in the MBA program and business
communications at UConn Stamford.
Ken has extensive
advertising, marketing and communication management experience. He served as
corporate spokesperson in diverse, complex and difficult situations. Ken has
written speeches for many well-known corporate leaders, annual and CSR reports,
OPEDs, communications plans, ads, video and audio scripts, websites, blogs, and
more. He recently edited, and wrote the introduction and chapter on using
digital and social media in crisis communications for a popular crisis
communications handbook.
Ken grew up in the
Midwest – in Chicago and central and northern Wisconsin. For the past 40 years,
he’s lived and worked in New York, southwestern Connecticut and southern Vermont.
He and his wife of 35 years have three sons and a daughter, and they in turn
have nine children of their own.
AUTHOR LINKS:
http://www.koprowskicomm.com http://twitter.com/KenKoprowski
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenkoprowski
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