Love over 60: Later the Hour, Sweeter the Moment…

By Bob Kamm

Both the narrative and the poetry in this book clearly demonstrate that love after 60 is not only possible; it may burn with an intensity even greater than the fi res of our youth.

--Barry Bernfeld, Ph.D. , Director, The Primal Institute, Los Angeles

The very first poem in this collection, The Choice, left me speechless and moved to tearssomething most unusual for this military veteran and leadership consultant. For me, Bob Kamms poetry comes not only from the center of his love, but from the center of Love itself.

--John Scherer, author of Five Questions That Change Everything

Bob Kamms genius is abundantly on display as he fills his pages with both beauty and humor, each enlivening the spirit in its own unique way. His masterful control of line length and the space it creates assures the reader will give each concise and precious thought, image and phrase its due.

--Norm Jackson, Ph.D., Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, retired

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 8, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452084756

Bob Kamm

Bob Kamm was born in New York City in 1947, the youngest of three sons. His father, Herb, was a journalist, his mother, Phyllis, a free-lance writer. In this word-rich environment, it is not surprising he melded with language at a very young age. Throughout his childhood in the New Jersey suburban town of Summit, and his travels as a young man through Europe, the Middle East and across America, he continuously worked at his craft through prose, song and poetry. Entering the business world, he was served well by the capacity to represent himself both on paper and on his feet. In 2000, he published his first book, The Superman Syndrome: Why the Information Age Threatens Your Future and What You Can Do About It. The basic message? It really is possible to live a life of depth in a world dominated by speed. In 2002, his second book, Real Fatherhood: the Path of Lyrical Parenting was released. While it chronicles Bob's personal experience as a single father, it could well serve as a primer for parents in all the diverse family settings of our time facing the challenge of balancing family, work and the need for personal nourishment. In the course of sharing the ideas in Superman and Real Fatherhood, Bob received the attention of the national press including CNN, MSNBC and NBC, Fox, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CBS and ABC radio along with numerous other media outlets. While some of the poems in this collection were written in his twenties, thirties and forties, the overwhelming majority of them emerged over the last three years as he was moving through the second half of his fifties. Since 1977, Bob has lived in San Luis Obispo, County, California.

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