Signal Reactions: And Other Poems

Product Description

The title of this book, Signal Reactions, refers to a general semantics (GS) term signifying an instant, unthinking, subjective response to a person, place, thing, or event. These responses rarely work out well but they are so instinctive it is hard to resist them. Delaying our reactions gives us time to think about what is going on in situations, which can help us to respond more effectively. Some examples of signal and delayed reactions can be seen in my poems " The Most Exasperated Person in America" (p. 93) and "Summer's End" (pp. 139-140).

About the Author

Martin H. Levinson is a member of the Authors Guild, National Book Critics Circle, and PEN America. He is the book review editor for ETC: A Review of General Semantics and a contributing editor for The Satirist: America's Most Criticial Online Journal. He has published ten books and numerous articles and poems for various publications. His book, Practical Fairy Tales for Everyday Living, has been translated into six languages. He holds a PhD from NYU and lives in Riverhead, New York.

Katherine Liepe-Levinson trained with the International Center for Photography (ICP) in New York City. Her award-winning work has been featured on journal, magazine, and book covers. Over the last decade, Katherine's photography has been exhibited at ArtMarket & Design Hamptons, Alex Ferrone Gallery (winner of the National juried show, Water), The Other Art Fair Brooklyn Expo Center with the Saatchi Art Gallery; the annual juried show, Endangered Miami during Art Miami/Art Basel Week; East End Arts (Best in Show twice and other awards); as well as at the Remsenberg Academy, the Southampton Cultural Center, Guild Hall, the Richard Demato Gallery, the Rosalie Dimon Gallery, and the White Room Gallery. Clients have included museums, private collectors, and corporate offices.