Emma and the Buddha Frog
by Michael Klam
From the back cover:
“Wit, social commentary that verges on rabble-rousing, and an eye
for the quotidian detail, Michael Klam’s work is as disturbing as it is
pleasurable; the perfect combination for a book of poems.”
– Judy Reeves (author of A Writer’s Book of Days)
“Michael Klam doesn’t follow any rules, ever. I dig him and his
rule-bending, mind-blowing, sensory-stimulating words of rhythm.
Who knew an elementary-school teacher and father of two could be so tragically profound? Rhyme on Mr. Klam, and don’t worry – the kids are alright.”
– Kinsee Morlan (Arts and Culture Editor, San Diego CityBeat)
Michael Klam is a freelance writer and teacher living in San Diego,
California. He is a regular contributor to San Diego CityBeat,
The Daily Transcript, and La Prensa San Diego. He has organized
the Poetry & Art series in the Museum of the Living Artist in Balboa
Park since 2001, and his poetry has appeared in publications across
the country. He was once, and thus forever, a member of the Anarchist Think Tank. He received a perfect score in 2002 for “The Inner Flojo,” a performance poem about the virtues of down time, at the National Poetry Slam in Minneapolis.
Klam was born in Northern Ireland, moved to Midway Island as a
youngster, then to the Napa Valley, Madrid, Granada, Costa Rica,
Lisbon, and finally Ocean Beach, San Diego. He lives and surfs in OB
with his wife Jennifer and his children Emma and Hank. To find out
more about the Poetry & Art series, please visit
www.sandiego-art.org.
Available at: www.punapress.com
Price: $11.95
