Selected poems written from the Lupert perspective inspired by (and sometimes loosely so) the experience of being Jewish. Includes the humorous classics "I Come From Eastern Europe (I've got so much body hair, it's not even funny)" and "Debbie Friedman The Cat." Rick Lupert has been sharing these poems with delighted audiences for years.

I'm A Jew, Are You?: Poems From A Tribal Perspective

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Lupert, Rick

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Ain't Got No Press

Humorous travel poems written through the author's unique filter. From the introduction by Brendan Constantine: "Rick Lupert is an honest poet. He has an honest face. His mouth is honest. His words are honest. The sentences he makes with those words are honest. Even the complete fabrications that emerge from the pages of his latest book positively sizzle with integrity. When, for instance, he describes his recent trip to England and the fascinating encounters he has with the people of that proud country, you can almost believe that he went there. My Irish mother used to say (the others hardly spoke to me unless I pretended to be my sister) 'There is nothing crazy about thinking there are Englishmen hiding behind the sofa. The craziness is in looking for them'. Well folks, so keen are the subtleties of Mr. Lupert's poetry, the reader may wonder if closing the cover of this slender book is enough to keep the British Commonwealth described therein from running amuck in your home."

Stolen Mummies: The Poet's Experience In London

It was time to visit the big city. Sure, the city I live in is bigger; but that's not important. New York is the BIG CITY...it's certainly taller than Los Angeles. There's a lot to be said for compacting everything onto an island. Feel free to say any of those things. I'm not going to say them for you. Opinions are expensive in these parts. Send me a dollar, and I'll tell you what I think. I like Islands. Brooklyn is not an Island. There is fabulous Mexican food there. The kind of food you wouldn't find on an island. The kind of food I wouldn't expect to find east of Arizona. So meet my trip to New York City. Someone once said to me "Oh you with your books about the places you've been." It's true. New York is a place, and I have been there, and this book is all poems that I wrote there, except for the last two which I wrote in New Jersey, and the first few which I wrote on the way there. But the rest of them in the middle...oh yes, those were written in New York City.

Up Liberty's Skirt: The Poet's Experience In New York City

100 pages of new poems written in love in some of the most amazing places on earth.  A full length collection of travel-poetry from Los Angeles poet Rick Lupert written in the author's witty, surreal, and accessible style.  Sample poems on the author's website at http://poetrysuperhighway.com/byg.html

I'd Like to Bake Your Goods: The poet's experience on his honeymoon in Paris, Rome and Venice

Rick is a poet with a real genius for the subtle ironic humor of absurd situations. He holds all the wild cards. He even violates the rules of agreement in the next to last line of Freeway of Love - to underline the aesthetic paradox of "relationship" in a universe of radical solpsism. And that is truly surreal. People are travelling everywhere in this book: Chicago, San Francisco, Istanbul. But the best trip of all is the fishing poem: an hallucinatory plunge into the chthonic troustream of the imagination. If you're already a Rick Lupert fan,you've got to have this book: you can't possibly live without it. If you're not yet familiar with his work, buy it, read it, and fall in love. You'll soon find yourself stalking him outside of the Poetry Super Highway studios just to get a fleeting glimpse of his shadow. You'll send him emails, begging to take care of the cat while he goes on vacation. Etc. This is a classic. Pat Cohee, September 2001

Brendan Constantine is My Kind of Town

Poetry written on a 10 day trip to Israel by Los Angeles humorous, observationalist poet Rick Lupert. From the introduction: Sunday December 26, 1999 I received a phone call from one of my co-workers asking if I could leave for Israel three days later because she was sick and couldn't go. A solid three seconds of thought later I had determined that there was absolutely no reason why I couldn't. So I did. And there I was for ten days leading a group of college students around the Holy Land with my guitar at hand and cats everywhere.  This book isn't really about the cats, but trust me, they were there; at the Western Wall, on top of Masada, in front of the desert hotel at four in the morning, and outside of Mr. Li's Kosher Chinese Food restaurant in Jerusalem. What can one say? "Meow," I suppose.  Israel is an amazing country. At any location you are a stone's throw from several other countries. If you've ever watched the news, you know that sometimes stones are thrown.

Feeding Holy Cats: The Poet's Experience In Israel

Literary

A reverse trip through the American Revolution starting in Boston and then quickly heading to London through the Lupert filter.  Wry observational poetry experienced through rides on the Tube, a fake axe, and a healthy sampling of beer.  The essential poetic travel guide through London.

A Man With No Teeth Serves Us Breakfast: The poets Further Adventures in London

Someone recently described reading Rick Lupert's work as a similar experience to getting kicked in the teeth. He responded by recommending a good dentist. This was a sham as he had not been to the dentist in several years. The best he could do would be to front with 1-800-DENTIST and hope for the best. By the way, this book was not endorsed by 1-800-DENTIST but the author wishes them the best. What exactly does it mean to be one's own Orange County? It's about being self critical. When you read your poetry in Orange County, you'll find the audience more interactive; often critiquing your poem outloud while you read it. (It's not that he doesn't think dental hygiene is important. He brushes and flosses every day. His teeth are fine. He has no problem smiling with his mouth open. In fact, he is doing so right now.) This is Lupert's second book.  It features many of the poems he'd had published various places, as well as things so special that only he agreed to publish them.

I Am My Own Orange County: Selected Writings: 1990 - 1997 (11th Anniversary Edition)

A new collection of humorous European poetry from poetic observationalist Rick Lupert, master of the poetic travelogue. Join Rick as he travels through Amsterdam with Rembrandt and Van Gough and discovers his hesitance with the city's slogan "I Am Amsterdam." Taste Belgium's chocolate and beer in the cities of Brussels and Brugge (that's how THEY spell it.) Stop in to Magritte's house. Re-visit Paris, its cheese. its Monet, its wild eyed man with a giant toothbrush in Montmartre. Travel through Europe with Rick Lupert as his wife earnestly tries to get the pen away from him. Rediscover your poetic sense of humor...put these poems in your mouth.

We Put Things in Our Mouths: The Poet's Experiences in Amsterdam, Brussels, Brugge and Paris

Rick Lupert's 13th collection of poetry, written during a week-long adventure in, and on the way to and from, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Rivers are crossed, food is eaten, French is spoken, art is looked at...and it is all disassembled with Lupert's characteristic wit. This poetic travelogue is a must for fans of Lupert's work and anyone who is considering travelling to Montreal...or who has ever been...or who has ever heard the word "Montreal." Sinzibuckwud is the native Canadian word for "Drawn from Wood"...as in maple syrup. Sweetness is also drawn from these poems...Sugar off with Lupert.

Sinzibuckwud!: The poet's experiences in, and on the way to and from, Montreal, Québec, Canada

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