SOUTH BEND, Ind., Aug. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- An excellent mix of word play, emotions, and a wide variety of themes make THE PUGILIST a must-read volume. Author Jack Zimmerman creates a book intended to touch and stir emotions. Discover a beautiful harmony of words and emotions.
Within the covers of THE PUGILIST, author Jack Zimmerman offers the reader a wide variety of style, subject and feelings to fit any reader's want or need. One man's life journey is presented in thought and notion through insightful word play geared to touch every reader. Within each page are breath-taking illustrations done originally by artists Bea Hartig Zimmerman, Geni Hartig Toth and Jill Heavner. Enjoy each page as it offers fantastic wordplay and art.
The source of many of the poems comes from Jack's love of boxing and of Notre Dame University Bengal Bouts Program.
Author Jack Zimmerman loves and understands words; their flow and meaning is obvious. With works filled with meaning, THE PUGILIST is an excellent addition to the list of worthwhile poetry.
Enjoy the poetic offerings in each page with meaningful and moving collection of poems. THE PUGILIST is sure to please the audiences of poetry readers.
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About the Author
From the moment he was born in 1922, Jack Zimmerman was a fighter. He weighed 2.2 pounds and never did grow to be very big, except in talent and in heart.
He is an introvert, an extrovert, a recluse and an egoist. Whether it's pugilism, poetry, pigeons or polkas his name will eventually come up.
Zimmerman was born and raised in Osceola, IN where he raised and raced pigeons, became a boxer, a coach, an entertainer, and poet.
He graduated from Mishawaka High School, served in WWII, and studied journalism at Indiana University and Notre Dame.
Each poem invokes a vivid image and a story from Jack. "My poems are more or less accidents. I didn't exactly select them, they just evolved."
THE PUGILIST * by Jack Zimmerman
Publication Date: August 20, 2009
Picture Book; $51.99; 92 pages; 978-1-4363-9447-5
Picture Book Hardcover; $61.99; 92 pages; 978-1-4363-9448-2
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