my name is al this is my wife Linda and for the few of you that don't know who we are we own strong learning center I'm selling that for a reason what you don't know is joel is one of our tutors when we realize the demand for now you're listening when i realized the incredible demand for tutoring in the field of poetry writing we didn't think of longfellow or Keats I think he's a part I may need some help with more names we thought of greenberg the motivation actually was when we realized that joel is also an author of a book on poetry we said he's the man Joel will you join us up here please joel is as modest as everybody knows and he's probably not told you about his best-selling book how to write poetry like the pros a how-to book by oh my god me joel greenberg i tell you he is modest i'm going to read the preface of the book anybody and I mean anybody can learn to write poems as well as I can it's as easy as ABC dedication this is dedicated to the throngs of followers of my poetry and if I may borrow a few words from one of the famous songs from the movie peaches you are the wings beneath my things bonus pages in this book I've included blank pages for you to practice writing your own poems I thought about it extensively and decided two blank pages are plenty for my readers to learn how to write poetry like the pros but just as I do to see even that rhymes copyright no you can't copy my book do not fold spindle staple or mutilate this book because it contains my poems joel greenberg let's hear a round of applause okay stammers Michael what are we going to do I'm going to read poems but then the final line in each poem you're going to yell out Joel as an architect is no mere theoretician on his musket home went edition after mayor it's not a fable comet that Joe has been called mayor that maybe have been an error but he's surely a cook they up and this is what it looks like in his book men's pub men's club to most is a casual affair not something that requires an audition to joel greenberg however it's like a permanent temple beth shalom we have warm feelings when a temple beth shalom shows there so much it actually is his President Joe is sure president of every committee he did his best and was always Winnie Joe's humor is legendary his poems are sure witty by the way you have another chance on this one if you missed to them or the years that's surely a oh okay architect an architect Joel wanted to be this I found out during a chat his dream was fulfilled when he graduated from all right better dead grandpa being a grandpa Joe brought Joe many joys his many grandchildren he has showered with headed Joe okay calm down Joe's efforts at writing often centered on poetic when he recited them he was we ain't pathetic oh man when mr. Wolfe golden opportunity witty number two joel is witty as seen by his poems he writes them with ease for any occasion most enjoy them and look forward to the next no one ever sees them as a literary I think it's literary family a large extended family Joe certainly has to get them into one photo he does with and often pump joking at pump to any occasion he'll create a ceremony puff he needs no shopping buddy Wendy went you come up here for this one just in closing I your friend shopping buddy joel is a shopping buddy second to none he's shocked and he slept and didn't say boo he served his professional apprenticeship under you know stinger clinic King Joe beam bendy chingo let's say it right change old beam bending what a lovely couple if you want to see them you'll probably have to go to now that didn't rhyme too well but we try okay when was done this is this is the important part this is the commercial part joel greenberg poetry collection consisting of every poem joel ever wrote is on sale for a limited time for only 1995 plus seventy dollars for shipping due to the enormous size and weight of the book order from ww write this down ww poems by joel comm second if you order get a second one free why the seven now there's this is really good this joel greenberg is available for private poetry lessons by appointment only on a first-come first-served basis call write this down you want it 1 800 home man and finally the 70 DVD collection consisting of the poet himself reading every poem in the collection is on sale for a limited time only for seventy cents order from pencils have ww for punishment calm Joe happy birthday