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Boston, Bruce David was born on July 16, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Edmund Boston and Lillian Rosen.
(Perhaps herein you will undergo a change, and perhaps you...)
Perhaps herein you will undergo a change, and perhaps you will neither notice it nor obey its imperatives. No one can know in advance what use the jungle will make of them. However, if you have knowledgeable guides -- guides such as Robert Frazier and Bruce Boston -- you may be led to a site where the dreams that make us real are common stuff and the mysteries we breathe are born. -- Lucius Shepard, from the Introduction. OVERVIEW: Appearing in such diverse publications as Weird Tales, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Omni, and The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, and the books TROPICAL CHILLS, YEAR'S BEST FANTASY AND HORROR, these poems have received universal acclaim. Together they paint the future for a global struggle that seems inevitable. Published by Horror's Head Press and distributed here by Overlook Connection Press Distribution.
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(Pitchblende by Bruce Boston collects thirty-two new and p...)
Pitchblende by Bruce Boston collects thirty-two new and previously published poems. Selected and with an Introduction by Michael Arnzen. Illustrated by Marge Simon. Poems included are "Flesh Bone Blood," "The Lesions of Genetic Sin," "Like an Addict Glowing," "Alien Quarry," "Pavane for a Cyber-Princess," "The Canticles of Rage," "In Far Pale Clarity," "Ghost Blood," "The Prince Comes in Velvet," "She Was There for Him the Last Time," and twenty-two other poems. "...Pitchblende is radioactive. It's a mineralized form of uranium oxide-black and hard and dangerous. It looks something like crystallized coal cracked right out of the gates of hell; it's darker than tar and stronger than time and its lethal nature is sneaky and invisible and inescapable once you've touched it. Killer rock. A fitting metaphor for the rock solid poetry of Bruce Boston. It's scary, powerful stuff. And it's got a half-life that will outlive you. This poetry stands the test of time..." From the introduction by Michael Arnzen
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(Bruce Boston's poetry collection contains 37 works, inclu...)
Bruce Boston's poetry collection contains 37 works, including the winner of the 2005 Asimov's Readers'Award, "Heavy Weather", and five poems that are appearing for the first time anywhere. Boston's powerful, sweeping creations are enhanced by black and white illustrations by the award-winning Marge Simon.
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(Five short stories and 35 poems reprinted from the pages ...)
Five short stories and 35 poems reprinted from the pages of Asimov's SF, Amazing, Weird Tales, SF Age and other leading genre publications. Includes winners of the Asimov Readers Choice Award and the Best of Soft SF Award. Five original illustrations by Allen Koszowski.
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(The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic ent...)
The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic. Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorous singularity where everything is everything. Meet a true gentleman farmer and stand with vorpal sword in hand. Explore these masques of illusion and identity that entertain as they mine the limits of reality and dreams.
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(Thirty-one humorous poems about familial etiquette with e...)
Thirty-one humorous poems about familial etiquette with emphasis on what not to say or do in a given situation. The book is amusing in its approach to science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Among Boston's most entertaining books.
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("_Stained Glass Rain_ is as image dense and metaphysicall...)
"_Stained Glass Rain_ is as image dense and metaphysically jam-packed as any acid trip. Yet for all the very accurate descriptions of hallucinatory experience, this book is no more nostalgia trip.... Like LSD itself, the sixties have been demonized and beatified but rarely have they been humanized as fully as in this novel." --Howard V. Hendrix
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(The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic ent...)
The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic entertainments based on mythic themes and enhanced by lavish costumes and sets. The entertainments in Bruce Boston's Masque of Dreams fashion myths of their own and are enhanced by the voice of a poet, often lyric and at times pyrotechnic. Journey to the depths of a mutant rain forest that strikes back against the encroachments of civilization. Join a Victorian stage magician in his search for real magic. Descend to the depths of an omnivorous singularity where everything is everything. Meet a true gentleman farmer and stand with vorpal sword in hand. Explore these masques of illusion and identity that entertain as they mine the limits of reality and dreams.
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Boston, Bruce David was born on July 16, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of John Edmund Boston and Lillian Rosen.
Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Associate professor creative writing John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, California, 1980—1984. Bool designer, editor, technical writer, copywriter.
(Bruce Boston's poetry collection contains 37 works, inclu...)
(Five short stories and 35 poems reprinted from the pages ...)
(The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic ent...)
(The masques of 17th century Europe presented dramatic ent...)
(Thirty-one humorous poems about familial etiquette with e...)
(Perhaps herein you will undergo a change, and perhaps you...)
("_Stained Glass Rain_ is as image dense and metaphysicall...)
(Pitchblende by Bruce Boston collects thirty-two new and p...)
(A poet writes stories based on mythic themes with fantasy...)
(Collection of eight speculative fictions.)
(A book of fantasy and horror poetry.)
(Forty Short Fictions)
(Softcover. 8vo. White and blue wraps. Illustrated. Very l...)
Member of Horror Writers Association, Science Fiction Poetry Association (secretary/treasurer 1983-1985, treasurer 2003-2005, Rhysling award for Speculative Poetry 1985, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, Grand Master 1999, Rhysling award for Speculative Poetry 2001), Science Fiction Writers of America (chairman Nebula awards jury 1993, Rhysling award best long science fiction poem 2002).
Married Margaret Ballif Simon, April 7, 2001.