Information About "Potpourri of the Mind"
A Collection of Poems in the Limerick Style
Contents of these pages ©2000, by Joel D. Ash
CONTENTS
There are seven sections in my book as follows:
Of Love and Nature
Poems from the Darker Side (including dark humor)
Fun & Games and Everyday Life
Food for Thought (all pertaining to food)
In the Time Machine (time travel via the mind)
Oddities and Magic (poems drawn from my many years as an amateur magician)
Anything Goes
REVIEWS (Just a sampler)
From a doctor in California:
Your book is great! We all enjoyed each piece and will feature it on our coffee table. Great job.
From a Dartmouth classmate:
While it is too late to suggest its use as a Christmas present, it's not too late to make a strong recommendation to all classmates on behalf of Joel Ash's recently published book of limerick poetry, entitled "Potpourri of the Mind". It has both humorous and serious verse and is marvelous way to start the new year.
From the editor of the Class of 1956 Newsletter:
Joel Ash's book, "Potpourri of the Mind", is a delight - - the whimsey and humor in Joel's limericks come through often enough to keep you reading on. "To See Or Not To See" (page 100), six stanzas about the frustration of having to get (and find) eyeglasses, was so true to life that I had to laugh. Joel's poems are often timely - - he has one about Hale Bopp and the Heaven's Gate sadness. Although he admits to having a dark side in his mind, most of his poems are light-hearted and readable. Many stimulate word pictures that evoke memories of one's own experiences. Buy this book - - I won't lend you MY copy!
From the coordinator of the Mensa Limerick Special Interest Group who is also editor of The Pentatette newsletter:
This is truly a beautiful book - - one that no lover of the pentatettial form can ignore, or for that matter, live without. While you and I were groveling with some prurient, unsavory rhymes, Joel Ash was moved by a more lofty vision. The book consists of numerous multi-verse poems. Not all are serious, one selection relates how the devil's wife romances him into getting an icebox so their son can have ice cream on his birthday. A graduate of Dartmouth, Ash brings Dartmouth and New England themes into a number of his limericks. Most are reflective - - embracing what it means to be human. You will want to bring this book out again and again to share with your family and friends. And, you will say, "I wish I had written this book." I cannot say enough good things about POTPOURRI. Mr. Ash knows all about meter and rhyme - - and he has chosen to use that knowledge for good.
From my wife:
It really turned out better than expected.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There are a total of 109 pages in this beautifully bound hardcover book. The jacket and internal graphics have been created by an award winning graphic designer. Everything is first class, including heavy paper stock and gold leaf printing on the spine.
POTPOURRI OF THE MIND is a limited edition with only 500 copies printed in total. At the present time there are less than 100 copies still available.
A second book containing eighty poems (mostly new) was published in June 1999. The graphic design of the second book entitled A SOJOURN IN LIMERICK is such that the two books constitute a set. A third and final book for this set is envisioned for some time in the future.