Rambles

About the Book

A further collection of poetry written by a professional scientist who has spent most of his life living and working in Israel. Some poems are serious, others attempt to be humorous, lyrical or just downright whimsical. None are very obscure and most are kindly meant. Topics covered include: Personal File, Love Poems, Vistas of Home, Kindertransport Echoes, Animals, Wars, Creation and other Oddities, Nature and the Obstinacy of Hope.

About the Author

Tom Berman has been a member of Kibbutz Amiad in the Upper Galilee, Israel for over 50 years. He is an aquatic microbiologist and most of his research has been focused on the Sea of Galilee (a.k.a. Lake Kinneret). He grew up in Glasgow, Scotland having arrived there aged 5 from Czechoslovakia with the Kindertransport in 1939. He is married with one wife, one dog, three daughters, seven granddaughters and a grandson. His poetry has been published here and there, now and again. He was Editor in Chief of the annual Voices Israel Anthology from 2003 to 2006. Amazon.com is still trying to dispose his earlier book of poems (Shards, a Handful of Verse).