Best Material for the Artist in the World Paperback – 20 March 2023

If you like reading poetry at all, I heartily recommend this. It’s short, immensely well crafted, with multiple POVs / narrators each having a distinct voice. While only a sketch of a life, it is a vivid one. Went on my keeper shelf with Hafiz and Leonard Cohen.

Gazing down from the heavens, Albert Bierstadt must surely be wearing a huge smile of gratitude that author Ken Chamlee chose his paintings to wrap in poetry. The reader is invited on a fully immersive journey to engage with the art in a most unexpected and wonderful way. We’re introduced to Bierstadt's paintings by the author’s unique perspective. Chamlee brilliantly weaves Bierstadt’s biography into fifty-one poems that will call you back again and again to experience. Hats off to Ken Chamlee for writing a tribute like no other. This book is destined to become a collectible treasure.