Virtues in Verse: The Best of Berton Braley (Paperback)

by Linda Tania Abrams (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 161 pages
• Publisher: Atlantean Press (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962685437
• ISBN-13: 978-0962685439
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,859,116 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring poetry for individualists, March 15, 2002

By	P. Leeflang "Magazine archivist" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a selection of largely very inspiring poetry created by the master of verse, Berton Braley (1882-1966).
Both technique (understandable words in skillful pleasant and logical rhyme and meter) and good understandable and believable plot make Braley's creations a refreshing change the present days incomprehensible 'poetic' jiberish.
Braley talks about universal values (and a few 'disvalues') that are applicable to our time and any time. He vividly describes virtues of people, like honesty, productiveness, rationality and he does so in a uniquely humorous style.
If you want to know more about him then check out the wbe museum in his honot...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start the presses up again., June 1, 2000

By	Ricco DeCiccio (Australia) - See all my reviews

This book is out of print. If you can possibly get your hands on a copy DO SO.

These are the selected works of Berton Braley, American's favourate poet in the first half of 20th Century. He writes rhyming, rhythmic poems about the soul of the american people. About hard work done by competent men, about those men and the rules by which they live. Most are reasonably short (less than a page) and they are generally inspiring and often humourous.

Here is a selection from 2 of his poems

THE THINKER

BACK of the beating hammer

By which the steel is wrought,

Back of the workshop's clamor

The seeker may find the Thought-

The Thought that is ever master

Of iron and steam and steel,

That rises above disaster

And tramples it under heel! ...

and

LOYALTY

HE may be six kinds of a liar,

He may be ten kinds of a fool,

He may be a wicked highflyer

Beyond any reason or rule;

Tlere may be a shadow above him

Of ruin and woes to impend,

And I may not respect, but I love him,

Because-well, because he's my friend...