What is a comedian doing writing poetry? I often ask myself the
same question. I suppose it's just something I can't help doing. In
fact, I have always written. As a kid growing up in Chicago, I
wrote stories for my own amusement. Later, when work as an actor
was scarce, I wrote for Steve Allen. Along the way, I read and
appreciated poetry, but never really tried my hand at writing it
until late in my "other" career, teaching writing in USC's Master
of Professional Writing program. From there, I continued to write
on any subject that caught my fancy. At last, I had enough poems to
put together to create this collection. In it you will find poems
of all sorts, serious, not-so-serious, poems to teach and poems to
amuse. Most of my poetry is free verse, although you will also find
a few rhyming poems, one trying to teach iambic pentameter, and a
few limericks. All of it, however, comes from my own experience. I
hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it." -
Shelley Berman SHELLEY BERMAN is a Grammy(r) Award and three-time
gold record award-winning comedian, and an Emmy(r) Award-nominated
actor with hundreds of stage, film and television appearances to
his credit. He has authored three books, two plays, several TV
pilot scripts, and numerous poems, many of which are being
presented for the first time in this collection. For over twenty
years, Shelley taught humor writing in the Master of Professional
Writing program at the University of Southern California, where he
is now a Lecturer Emeritus. He lives in Bell Canyon, California
with his wife, Sa
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