Those Were the Times - Softcover

Foley, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935795090 ISBN 13: 9781935795094

Publisher: ClearView Press Inc, 2012

Synopsis

Those Were the Times takes the reader back into another era when growing up meant children experienced a lot of hands-on life skills. Follow Jack Foley as he learns that alligators are not necessarily creatures to tangle with and wild hog hunting sometimes goes awry. The stories of Jack Foley, set in the beautiful Greater Gulf Hammock region of the Florida, give the reader a special peek back to a simpler day. You will enjoy the personable style of storytelling which only Jack Foley delivers with ease. Most amazing of all is the fact that these stories really happened. Sit back, get comfortable, and enjoy your trip back to the 1930's. Jack will take you through some of the high - and low - points of his life during his teenage years. The stories will move you. They will make you laugh. In the end, you will walk away with a cherished piece of Americana that will live in your heart for years to come.

About this title

About the Author

Jack Foley is an innovative, widely-published poet and critic who, with his wife, Adelle, performs his work frequently in the San Francisco Bay Area. Among his many books of poetry are Letters/Lights-Words for Adelle, Gershwin, ADRIFT (nominated for a Northern California Book Reviewers' Award), EXILES, Fennel in the Rain (with Adelle Foley), Ash on an Old Man's Sleeve, and A Disordered City (included in Ahadada Reader 3). His books of criticism include the companion volumes O POWERFUL WESTERN STAR (which received the Artists Embassy Literary/Cultural Award 1998-2000) and Foley's Books as well as The Dancer & the Dance: A Book of Distinctions. Foley's recent two-volume VISIONS & AFFILIATIONS: A CALIFORNIA LITERARY TIME LINE 1940-2005 has received international attention with reviews in both England and the USA; like O POWERFUL WESTERN STAR, it was awarded the Artists Embassy Literary/Cultural Award. Since 1988, Foley has hosted a poetry radio show on Berkeley station KPFA. His column, "Foley's Books," has appeared for many years in the online magazine, The Alsop Review, and he is a Contributing Editor of Poetry Flash. On June 5, 2010 Foley received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Berkeley Poetry Festival, and June 5, 2010 was proclaimed "Jack Foley Day" in Berkeley. The Fall 2012, vol. 5, no. 1 issue of the online Tower Journal is a Festschrift for Foley (www.towerjournal.com). EYES is Foley's Selected Poems.

Edition details

• Publisher: ClearView Press Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1935795090
• ISBN 13: 9781935795094
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: King Michael Ray