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"Nowadays, you can't turn on the TV without some talking head telling you about the economy. Yet, in a world overrun by 'analysts,' only one man has the guts, the brains, and, quite frankly, the poetry to put it all in perspective.That man is Michael Silverstein... Silverstein is a true intellectual." — Gersh Kuntzman, The New York Post
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Alexander Pope (1688-1744) wrote wonderful satirical verse, the most famous of which, "The Rape of the Lock," happily rambles along for several hundred tongue-in-cheek lines. Deformed by illness as a child, he learned well the art of verbal self-defense. When accused of being overly obsequious toward the powerful people who became his patrons, he shot back: "I am his Highnesses’ dog at Kew, My own favorite Pope poem, though, isn’t satirical, biting, or even droll. It’s a paean to life’s simple pleasures called "Solitude." The updated version of this work that follows, titled "Home Alone," might resonate today with people who are reexamining some of their priorities in the wake of a much transformed, post-September 11th, marketplace. Home AloneHappy is she, who works at home Whose house has heat, whose car still runs, Blest, with a nonmaterial bent I want that life, swept clean of fools, ********* |
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The Wall Street's Poet's BestWant to enjoy the very best work of Michael Silverstein, the Wall Street Poet? Check out this collection, Street Verse: 80 New Poems for Befuddled Investors [Paperback]. It's available new on Amazon from Silverwood Publishing (that's me) for $7.50 plus shipping. Just hit this link buy Street Verse, and you'll see this bargain-priced but brand new book. Buy it anywhere else and the Poet gets zilch. It's a fun book, cunningly illustrated by Kay Wood. You'll enjoy it! Best, |
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