A Penguin Called Samantha

<b>Laura Seeman</b> is a talented poet who has turned her gifts to the writing of fables in verse. Whether Seeman is writing about balding chimpanzees sexually ambiguous penguin babies or other of our cousins in the animal kingdom her work illuminates human behavior and the poems sparkle and shine. Enjoy! </P><P>-<B>Margaret Ryan</B> author <I>Black Raspberries</I> </P><P>In <I>A Penguin Called Samantha</I> Laura Seeman always wry and wise offers us a wide variety of tales in verse depicting us animal clothed in the tradition of the old fables. Laura exposes our greed our vanity our blunders with a grain of salt and a sly understanding. </P><P>My favorites: The Parrot who mouthed words he heard and knew nothing about; Two Foxes Villanelle an image of friendship in old age; and The Cuckoo and the Rooster each one needing the other to make his life seem sublime. </P><P>-<B>Nicole Andonov</B> author <I>Portraits</I> </P><P>[Laura Seeman's fables are] witty and delightful-actually delicious would be more exact. My favorite is The 'Hippopotamus'. And the art is wonderful too. </P><P>-<B>Chana Bloch</B> poet translator <I>Song of Songs</I></P>