Woodshop Encounter


He saw, finally, that
they could burn but not build.
She was a hardwood--
white oak or maple--
and he was plywood with
the knots falling out.


Alisa Golden

"collage" by Ira Joel Haber

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Alisa Golden writes, makes art, and teaches bookmaking at California College of the Arts. Her work has been published in or is upcoming from 100 Word Story, Diagram, NANO Fiction, and Flash. She edits Star 82 Review in the one-square mile city of Albany, CA.

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Ira Joel Haber was born and lives in Brooklyn. He is a sculptor, painter, writer, book dealer, photographer and teacher. His work has been seen in numerous group shows both in the USA and Europe and he has had 9 one man shows including several retrospectives of his sculpture. His work is in the collections of The Whitney Museum Of American Art, New York University, The Guggenheim Museum, The Hirshhorn Museum & The Albright-Knox Art Gallery.