In his sixth book, ninety-seven year old poet Jess Strauss shares his own experiences, ideas, and reflections on overcoming the challenges that life presents over time.Communicating the importance of love, caring, and friendship, he encourages us to be active and not rest on the sidelines. Each of us should be a friend to ensure an "Invisible Arm" around another's shoulder for support in hard times when we aren't available. The poems are real, sincere, and thought provoking. Straus...

Poet Jess Strauss is 95 and doesnt know how many days, months or years are in store for him. Sitting back and waiting for the inevitable to arrive is not his way of life. As the title of the book says, Strauss is too old to be concerned with being old. The goal is to survive and be active in the remaining years. In this collection, he blends memory and vision to share experiences with his resilient attitude toward life and longevity. The poems are real, sincere, inspiring, and thought prov...

There is no connection between being ninety-three years old and being ancient or timeless. The poems in this collection are contemporaryreal, sincere, and thought-provoking. Strauss explores the many degrees of lovefrom young to old, from family to valued friendsin provocative and compassionate verse. Neither is love his only topic. He offers poetic viewpoints on poverty, disability, and war; he recalls traveling the long trail of parenthood from newly born child through to adulthood. The ...

A new volume of the longstanding theatre journal, documenting conversations that traverse disciplinary boundariesTheater Symposium, Volume 32 delves into the collaborative dynamics and ritualistic exchanges within performance during the collective resurgence into a hopeful post-COVID world. This volume’s contributors embark on a journey through the vibrant realm of material performance, with puppetry at the forefront, guiding readers into an expan...

Start your day off right—every day of the year with Daily Wisdom for Men—and experience the encouragement of God’s Word. These inspiring devotionals were written specifically for a man’s heart and mind. Each reading includes a relevant scripture to compliment the devotional and will give you the assurance needed to walk in biblical wisdom each day.

Eighty years of lessons from the Black freedom struggle, labor movements, and internationalism.Raised among the entrails of chattel slavery in Durham, North Carolina, Walter shares political reflections and lessons from decades of movement experience. This includes 1950s and early 1960s mobilizations against Jim Crow apartheid laws and welcoming Freedom Riders to Durham, followed by later 1960s student and labor organizing with the Progressive Labor Party, early Bl...