Morning and Begin Again (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781480059399)

I have written poetry for most of my adult life, contributing to journals, newsletters, and professional publications. My first published book of poems, "A Family Album" (2006), recounts the joys and heartaches of growing up in a Jewish immigrant family with a schizophrenic younger sister. While writing this book, I became aware of the importance of baseball in my life, as a refuge from hard times and as a feature of good ones. The result is "The Pitch is on the Way: Poems About Baseball and Life" (2008), a tribute to the American Pastime. A third book, "Animal Songs" (2010), grew out of my love for and observations of animals, both pets and wild. "Morning and Begin Again," a collection of poems about the growth of awareness and renewal, is my fourth and most recent volume. In addition to poetry, I have authored a fantasy novel, "The Golden Spider," intended primarily for middle-grade children (approximately ages 9-12), but also a good read for older kids and adults who like the genre. This book is available on Amazon and Kindle. All of my books are described on and can be purchased via my website, Liberthson.com. I grew up in upstate New York (Rochester and Buffalo) and was an undergrad at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. I went to grad school at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where I did a PhD in English with a focus on modern poetry. After several years of teaching English, notably at Kent State and Akron Universities, I moved to the West Coast. After settling in San Francisco, I found work as a technical writer, and eventually made my living as a medical writer and consultant. In essence, writing stands at the heart of my life, both as a craft and livelihood and as an art and entertainment for myself and others.