{"product_id":"before-i-forget-paperback-2","title":"Before I Forget - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward J. Kogan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward J. Kogan is a retired psychotherapist now living in Ashland, Massachusetts with his wife, Libby. His years of retirement have provided him with the opportunity to return to narrative poetry. His poems have appeared in \u003cem\u003eStill Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOccu-poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoetry Ark\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNaugatuck River Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJewish Currents Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiterary Gazette\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePathways\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUp the River\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePoint Mass Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMisfit Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFlair\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Jewish World\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAward Winning Poems from Smith's Tavern Poet Laureate Contest\u003c\/em\u003e (2010 and 2011 Editions). His other books of poems, \u003cem\u003eIndian Summer\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Chill in the Air\u003c\/em\u003e, are available from Square Circle Press. His chapbook, \u003cem\u003eGeneral Store Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Benevolent Bird Press in 2014, is available from the author. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout his writing he says, \"After setting aside writing poetry in my twenties to attend to family and career, I returned to it in my sixties. I'm grateful to have this opportunity to return to an early love and give voice to the inner thoughts, perceptions, and memories that have been my constant and (mostly) welcome companions. Readers familiar with my earlier publications will see some of the same themes continued: family and friends, the so-called real and imaginary world I inhabit, and increasingly as I age, poems about aging and death. I wrote these poems for you, to engage and seduce you, to draw you close so I would feel less alone.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42738227281983,"sku":"9780998967035","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cc20aea8fc6bc09792de32babeb1086c.webp?v=1765152575","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/before-i-forget-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}