PRIVATE STASH

About the Book

"Al Ferber has created a world as seen through the eyes of Gus. Gus is irascible, nasty, haunted by ghosts, and transformed by his loves. Gus shamelessly invites us into his richly textured fantasies to witness his pain, his doubts, and his exuberance for living. Ferber´s Gus is a master of the ordinary. He remembers streets he played on and neighborhoods of childhood conquests and defeats. We share his bed, and the inner recesses of his agile, wily mind. Gus fearlessly shapes poems out of scraps of memory and comes up whole for his efforts. Ferber is an original voice and through Gus spins out vivid scenes from a life." Norman Newberg, MA Author, Alternative Education Specialist & Consultant Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

About the Author

Al Ferber, a street kid from the Hunting Park section of North Philadelphia and an unlikely prospect to become a poet has been writing poetry for over 45 years. He attended Bucks CCC, Penn State University, Temple University, Villanova University. His poetry has appeared in over three dozen poetry journals and small magazines. He has also written several novels, two of them published, plays and articles. He has published 17 books of poetry. He has worked as a teacher, Executive Director for an Employment and Training Program, Director for an Outreach Center for Vietnam Veterans, Bartender and manager of Tangier Café in Center City, Philadelphia. He has spent the last 15 plus years in recovery from alcoholism and the last 14 plus years as a D & A Addictions Therapist. He lives in Bensalem, PA and Ocean City NJ with Cathi, his delightfully insane wife of more than 25 years.