April Presenter: F.I. Goldhaber

What Prose Writers Can Learn from Poetry

Poetry does not require rhyme, complicated structure, or esoteric language and imagery. At its best, poetry distills narrative and imagery down to the fewest, strongest words possible. By embracing poetry, prose writers can learn how to find the core essence of their stories, allowing them to condense their narration into fewer, more powerful words.

F.I. Goldhaber's second poetry collection, Pairs of Poems, was ranked number three in the Preditors & Editors readers poll for poems published in 2008. She has shared her poetry at spoken word events in Salem and Portland and has appeared at venues such as Wordstock, Oregon Literary Review, Barnes & Noble Lloyd Center Reading Series, Chemeketa Community College, etc. She also has given presentations on subjects as diverse as marketing, writing erotica, and organization building. In addition to two collections of poetry, more than 40 of her poems have been published in magazines, journals, e-zines, and newspapers. She has sold 16 short stories and had three erotica novels published under another name.

Friday, September 19, 2008

Good News: F.I. Goldhaber


F.I. Goldhaber has had a collection of poetry published by Uncial Press ofPortland, Oregon.


Pairs of Poems, a collection of forty-four poems written over a period offour years, examines various facets of our relationships with the world, andthe people, around us. The collection has been praised by well-known Pacific Northwest writers.


Marlene Howard, Co-founder Oregon Writers Colony and Oregon Book awardwinner, wrote: "I love the poet's use of colorful language and theaccessibility of the ideas to even a non-poet like me. The poet writes withequal pathos and sly humor about our current political morass and nature."


Poet Paulann Petersen author of The Wild Awake and Blood-Silk, writes: "Withan often politically satiric voice, Pairs of Poems embraces freeways andoceans, warehouse stores and forests, urban parks and picketers. In thesetwenty-two pairings, F.I. Goldhaber's images move easily from the domesticto the celestial, from a cat's small nose-smudges left on a window to themoon 'marked with sleep lines' at dawn. This collection is the candid recordof a seasoned writer who, when faced with 'plot roadblocks,' turns to a'steamy hot shower,' wondering with wit

'...how any good prose

was written before

running water.' "


More information and links to purchase the book are available atwww.goldhaber.net

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