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A Journeyman’s Poems
by Jacob erin-cilberto
41 Poems ~ 44 pages
Price: $10.00
Publisher: Praying Mantis Press
ISBN #: 9798309065400
To Order: Amazon.com
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The term “journeyman” figures big in Jacob erin-cilberto’s twenty-fifth collection, A Journeyman’s Poems. Those described as journeymen are usually experienced practitioners within a field of expertise. While the term often references a specific “trade,” look for erin-cilberto’s poems to encompass more, much more. With a beckoning wave, he calls, “Let’s “journey through life, together.”
ADVANCE PRAISE:
Having spent my working life in the printing industry, I began as an apprentice printer. Four years later, after completing Union-sponsored on-the-job training, I was given my “Card.” This coveted piece of paper served as proof that I had completed my basic training and was now competent to perform in all aspects of the printing trade. If there is a “trade” embedded in Jacob-erin-cilberto’s poems, it has nothing to do with becoming a plumber, printer, or carpenter. Erin-cilberto’s wide-ranging themes reflect a life lived through the lens of poetry. In that sense, erin-cilberto is a true “journeyman.” These lines from “Belonging” are but a sampling: “i saw you yesterday / in the lake’s reflection / the water’s swirl / still could not extinguish // the flame / you became.”
–Michael Escoubas, author of Ripples Into the Light, PhotoPoetry, with Vandana Bajikar
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kenneth “fog” Gilbert a/k/a jacob erin-cilberto, originally from Bronx, NY, now resides in Carbondale, Illinois. erin-cilberto has been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. He has taught English for 32 years at John A. Logan College.
His work has appeared in numerous small magazines and journals including Café Review, Skyline Magazine, Torrid Literature, Quill and Parchment, Hudson View, Wind Journal, Pegasus, Parnassus and others. erin-cilberto also writes reviews of poetry books for Chiron Review, Skyline Review, Amazon.com, and others. He has reviewed books by B.Z Niditch, musician Tom Maclear and others. His 25th and newest book of poetry.
FROM THE BOOK:
Journey
by jacob erin-cilberto
I am like a wagon
with three wheels
pointing to the light
and one less round
crookedly, cowardly
riding on a rim of darkness
in the early morning
on a broken keyboard
in expensive adherence
traveling a circle
of loneley
afraid to change
letting my heart’s axle
run aground.
I sleep within myself
rather than
join the train
where the others
await.
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