Now And Then, And Back Again

"Now And Then, And Back Again" is a select compilation of Stephen Epstein's poems and artworks. It is a super lively, dynamic, powerful and very entertaining exploration mixed with revelations and descriptions of his life experiences as a creative artist with a Jewish identity. The imagery and content of his poems focuses on his historical relationships with friends, acquaintances, strangers, lovers, family, history, media, etc. with an underlying theme of the personal and social nuances and dynamics of communication. The author invites the reader to take a journey with him as he travels through time and space from his many years living in Europe and back home in the U.S.A.. The reader, while having fun, searching and possibly discovering the symbols behind his words and associations, will be challenged by the depth of emotionality, insight and vision of how his poems and artworks interact as well as energize and illuminate one another.