Without Notes The Podcast With Michael Levine

In addition to prize-winning photography, Barry Koplen has long been writing poetry that is often published by friendly journals. His B. A. from Emory University was followed by an MFA from Queens University in Charlotte, NC. Recently, he completed the second half of a two-volume collection of poems and essays. The first, Whale of Grief, compliments Wail of Joy, the second; both are related to impressions of life as a Jew in a non-Jewish world. Soon these will be released in one book. Soon after, a collection of love poems, Briefly, Sarah Smiled, will also be published. Koplen's No Gold Stars, based on his memoir, tells of his integrating the Greenville, SC school system at Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.'s alma mater, Sterling Jr.-Sr. High, and of the victories of his students there. Kissology (a mystery for children of all ages and their parents), Satin Doll (a collection of poems dedicated to the spirit of Mary Jo Kopechne), Escape (a novel about a teenager trying to survive her parents' divorce), Three Minute