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Robert Kramer is a poet of perception and reflection; he observes, he thinks and feels. He makes us notice the margin of our lives, redeems the drabness of the daily, makes the trivial significant, the forgettable unforgettable. Enhancing Kramer's nuanced moods and descriptions is a remarkable precision of imagery. The new boy in the neighborhood "slouches and scuffs the black-tarred street / with his ragged canvas sneakers." Especially memorable are the lines at the end of a poem. A sudden childhood memory?startles, like the echo of a cough in an empty cathedral. His father remembers the frozen pondwhere girls and boys in brightest sweaterswould skate and sport on the ragged ice, avoiding the driftwood that protruded from the surface, like the clawing hands of drowned hoboes. And in a woman's fantasy A leering sailor in a red-striped under-blouse,tight white bell-bottomed trouserswanders through her Parisian dream and nightmares, a red pompom bobbing on his jaunty slanted cap. Following these impressions are vignettes of writers and artists of the past, evoked with Kramer's subtle and meaningful precision. And to round things out, he offers a series of short poems patterned on Chinese poets of another age, treasured moments of joy and fantasy and grief. Kramer's world is simultaneously tiny and vast. He invites us to partake of it. If we do, we will be the richer for it. Clifford Browder

Carl Rogers is one of the most influential figures in humanistic psychology. Surprisingly, however, almost no one knows the full story of how he came to develop »relationship therapy«, one of the most popular in the world today. Yet Rogers always acknowledged that a personal encounter with Otto Rank in 1936 revolutionized the way he thought about psychotherapy. »I became infected with Rankian ideas«, he told his biographer. Like Rank, whose last book was entitled Beyond Psychology, Rogers concluded by the end of his life that there is a realm »beyond« scientific psychology, a realm he came to prize as »the transcendent, the indescribable, the spiritual«. Ironically, the spiritual had always been there, hidden in what was closest and most familiar to Rogers: the empathic relationship between therapist and client. This book shows that the spirit of Otto Rank, from whom »relationship therapy« originated, lived on in the mind, heart, and soul of Carl Rogers.

The poetry collection explores the intricate boundary between dreams and reality, delving into the unspoken and unseen aspects of life. Robert Kramer's background as a translator of diverse European literature enriches the work, adding depth and a unique perspective to the poems. Through evocative language and imagery, the collection invites readers to navigate a shadowy realm of thought and emotion.

A White Pimp In this exotic and one-of-a-kind tale, Robert Kramer relates the story of his career as a White Pimp, one of few in the "Secret Society" underworld of whores and pimps where sex is exchanged for money. Sharing his story in intimate detail, Mr. Kramer begins with his childhood, when he is adopted by a controlling and self-centered woman and her husband whom thought they were unable to have children. He quickly comes to realize he is not wanted when they are surprised by the birth of their only son and makes his escape to Atlantic City, where he gets his start in the salacious and glamorous life of pimping. Traveling from Atlantic City to New York City and then to Philadelphia in the '70s and '80s, Mr. Kramer tells of his brushes with unstable or drug-addicted hookers, revenge-bent pimps and johns, and his constant dogging by law enforcement as he manages to keep himself and his girls one step ahead of being killed or jailed. Outlandish? Exaggerated? Impossible in today's world? You decide!

The narrative reflects on the author's costly legal battle, emphasizing the lessons learned from the experience. It highlights the author's regret over not having the insights contained in the book before facing the lawsuit, suggesting that the knowledge could have saved significant financial resources. The tone combines humor and reflection, illustrating the importance of preparation and awareness in business to avoid costly mistakes.