</head> <body background="bg_blackberries.jpg"> <p><center"><br> </p> <table width="80%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="10" bgcolor="#9999CC" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td> <font color="#000000"> <center><h1>WILD BLACKBERRIES:</H1> <H2>And the Memory of Innocence</h2> <h3>A Chap Book by Robert W. Birch</h3> <br></center></center> <center><img src="blackberries_chapbook.jpg" alt="poetry book"></center> <br> <blockquote> A small selection of 40 poems in a variety of form, all by poet and author Robert W. Birch. Presented in an inexpensive chap book format, this collection includes poetry in free verse as well as verse with metre (meter) and rhyme. Among the poems are two villanelle, two cinquain, four triolet, and three limericks. <p> If purchased alone, this chap book costs on $4.75 (plus postage). However, it will be given as a bonus with the purchase of <a href="echo_poetry.htm">THE ECHO OF APPLAUSE: And the Sound of Poetry</a>. Not sure what a "chapbook" is? <a href="chap_book.htm">Here's a brief description.</a> <P> <img src="blackberry_pen.jpg" alt="poetry book" align="left">Remember, with each purchase of a poetry book you will receive a free ballpoint pen. <p> <p> <b><a href="printable.htm">ORDER NOW</a></b> </p> <p> </p> <p> <center><hr=width="50%" size="1"></center> <p><font color="#000000"> <img src="adult_x.gif" alt="erotic poetry"> <b><font size="+2"> <a href="dirty_poems.htm">AND THAT IS THAT: A Book of Dirty Rotten Verse</a></font></font></b></a> </font> <blockquote><ul> <li> <b> Definitely an ADULTS ONLY collection of explicit humor in both rhyme and free verse. <li> This book goes beyond erotic . . . it is just plain dirty. <li> Printed on demand, spiral bound and sold at a very low price. <li> It is also available as a chap book at an even lower price. </font> </ul></blockquote> <p> <center><hr=width="50%" size="1"></center> <p> <img src="adult_x.gif" alt="bawdy limericks"> <b><font size="+2"> <a href="Hinkle_limericks.htm">THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN NAMED HINKLE: A Brazen Collection of Bawdy Limericks</a></font></font></b></a> </font> <blockquote><ul> <li> Lewd Lyrics for Adult Readers. <li> Classic 5-line limericks sticking to tight meter and rhyme. <li> A number of limerick stories . . . stories told in connected 5-liners. <li> Available as a chapbook at very low cost. </ul></blockquote> <p> <center><hr=width="50%" size="1"></center> <p> <img src="aaahh.jpg" alt="villanelle" align="left"><FONT SIZE="+2"> <a href="chapbook_villanelle.htm">DEVIL AND THE VILLANELLE</a></font> <blockquote><ul> <li> A form that has been described as a nightmare. <li> A brief Introduction to the Villanelle. <li> 25 villanelle. <li> Use of some variety as "allowed" by modern standards. <li> Published in the low cost chapbook format. <p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <div align="center"><b><a href="poetry_books.htm">Poetry Books</a> <a href="limericks_books.htm">Limerick Books</a> <br> <br> <a href="ahh2.html">Humor Books</a> <a href="story.htm">Limerick Stories</a> <br> <br> <a href="limericks.htm">Limericks Tutorial and a Collection of Original Verse</a><br> </b><b> <br> </b></div> <b> </b> <div align="center"><b><a href="ballads.htm">Ballads</a> <a href="erotic_verse.htm">Erotic Poetry</a> <a href="BREAKING_UP.htm">Humorous Rhymes</a> <br> <br> </b> <div align="center"><b> <a href="erotica2.html">Erotic Novel</a></b><b> </b><big><b><a href="file:///C:/Program%20Files/WS_FTP%20Pro/Poetry/Sexuality_Books.htm"><small>All of Birch's Books<br> <br> </small></a></b></big></div> <small> </small></div> <div align="center"><big><small><b> <a href="associations.htm">Poetry Associations</a> <a href="poetry_conferences.htm">Poetry Conferences</a> <a href="links.htm"> Poetry Links</a></b></small></big><br> <big><small><b><a href="links.htm"> </a></b></small></big></div> <big><small><br> </small> </big> <blockquote><img src="blackberry_quill.jpg" alt="erotic Poems" width="72" height="64"> <a href="poem_list.htm"><i><b><big>A list of poems on this site</big></b></i></a><br> </blockquote> <big><b><a href="Sexuality_Books.htm"> </a></b><br> </big> <hr width="75%" size="1"> <div align="left"> <blockquote> <blockquote> <blockquote>© 2004 - 2006 Unless otherwise indicated, the poems and limericks on this site are copyrighted by Robert W. Birch and may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the permission of the author. </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> </div> <big> </big></div> <hr width="75%" size="1"> <br> <br> </blockquote> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </body> </html>