“This book explores the joys of newfound love in old age, the miraculous blossoming that can occur when two lovers find each other after a lifetime of searching…The crystalline poems in The Kama Sutra for Senior Citizens are shot through with a gentle melancholy leavened by wit and eros.”

— Alison Luterman, Catamaran Poetry Prize Winner

“I love this book for its reassuring frankness, subtlety, and genial intelligence.… a mind so inventive, so alive to possibility, always at the heart of loving and delight… This book isn’t just for seniors, it’s for anyone who wants to feel what it is to be fully alive.”

— Tess Gallagher, Author of Midnight Lantern: New and Selected Poems

“These poems come to grips with the melancholy of aging set against the backdrop of love and sex, community and loneliness, laughter and tears.”

— Joseph Millar, Guggenheim and NEA Fellowship Recipient

What does love look like in life’s later chapters? In this tender, mischievous new collection of poetry, Zack Rogow answers with the hard-won wisdom of a man newly single in his senior years.

“After being with the same person for over three decades, I found my life upside down, dating again after the age of 65,” says Rogow, a teacher, playwright, poet, and translator. “I went on over 75 first dates and tried every-which-way to meet someone that I could feel a loving connection with. Luckily, I did, but it was not easy.” Rogow adds: “I didn’t succeed in finding a long-term partner by dating online. I finally met my current partner through our mutual interest in French literature. In an interview, he will share the following:

How he survived 75 first-time dates until he found a second chance at deep intimacy

The challenges and rewards of aging

What he discovered on the singles scene after not dating for 35 years

Why the three-time Pushcart Prize for Poetry nominee writes about love

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Zack Rogow is the author, editor or translator of more than 20 books and plays. Nominated three times for the Pushcart Prize for Poetry, his previous nine collections of poetry include Irreverent Litanies, Talking with the Radio: poems inspired by jazz and popular music, and The Number Before Infinity. His memoir, Hugging My Father’s Ghost, was released in 2024. Zack’s co-authored play, Colette Uncensored, had its first staged reading at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and later ran in London, Indonesia, Catalonia, San Francisco, and Portland. His blog, Advice for Writers, features more than 300 posts. He has received the PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize, the Northern California Book Reviewers Award in Translation, and the Celestine Award for Poetry. He also edited the anthology The Face of Poetry (University of California Press).

Additional career highlights include:

Bay Area Book Reviewers Association Award for translation of Horace by George Sand

Lili Fabilli-Eric Hoffer Essay Prize, UC Berkeley

Co-authored play Colette Uncensored, nominated for outstanding solo show by Theatre Bay Area, and co-authored play Groucho for President selected for JETFest, festival of new plays; staged reading

Taught at University of Anchorage and California College of the Arts

Contributing editor for Catamaran Literary Reader

Served as managing director of The Poetry Center at San Francisco State University

Wrote lyrics for several jazz songs, one of which was recorded by the chanteuse Carrie Wicks. Listen here: https://originarts.com/oa2/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=22175

His dad, Lee Rogow, was a widely published writer and man-about-town in Manhattan in the 1950s, before dying tragically in an airplane crash when he was three years old. Zack writes about this in his memoir, Hugging My Father’s Ghost.

Rogow earned his Master of Arts in English from City College and BA in English from Yale University, graduating Cum Laude. He resides in Northern California. For more information, visit www.zackrogow.com.

Social Media:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zackrogow

X: @ZackRogow

Bluesky: Zackrogow.bsky.social

His blog is here: https://zackrogow.blogspot.com/

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CDs available now!
www.kamalinden.com

Hi Everyone,

Saying goodbye to Summer is very hard for me. I have to go through a period of mourning. It has been a rainy/flood-ridden one, but had Jersey Shore time in between storms and filming. I think I spent more time at the Shore in SEPTEMBER than I did all Summer, including Sept. 21, with plenty of HARVEST MOON and OCEAN PHOTOS to show for it. Besides busking, and running on the boards of Belmar/Spring Lake, I have gotten a chance to swim at the FABULOUS pool at LA Fitness in Brick.

The Jersey Shore folks are as wonderful and supportive as ever, so big shout out to you all. I am only sorry that our time together has been so short-lived. Miss you already!

However, I am PLAYING my FIRST PLUGGED IN SHOW THIS SAT!

Stapleton Saturdays!
Use 81 Water Street, Staten Island NY to MAP the event.
between Bay Street and Wright Street

My set is 12:30pm sharp, supposedly til 1pm, but other acts will start about every hour.
Trying to see if I can get an extra 5/10 min, but let’s just say maybe not, so be there by 12:30pm

I have been added to a few new Spotify Playlists. And am going to have “Dare 2 B Different” from my OG album “Uninhibited 2006” on WNIR “Songs for Good: 2021 Songs for Peace and Justice”. In Dare 2 B Different, I mention the strife of Afghani women, as well as talk about the homeless woman I have seen on the train for so many years. This should start mid-October.

I have added a few videos to my YOUTUBE, and will add more from the summer shortly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbPp2gMuRtY

Everything In Good Time, If I’m Wrong, Belmar Breezes Holiday Edition 2020 Kama Linden
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpCDUNWkugeH0_H-eoj5wCQ

Everything In Good Time Christmas 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gIeolWkIko

Searching For Madonna Christmas 2020

New Videos are scheduled to pop up throughout the holidays, so if you subscribe to my YouTube Channel, they will come to you:
YouTube sign up:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpCDUNWkugeH0_H-eoj5wCQ

Here is the link to my PATREON:
https://www.patreon.com/kamalinden

“If I Am Wrong” did very well on SPOTIFY thanks to A.V.A!

I had 29,878! Overall Followers on SPOTIFY in September.

Alas, I did NOT make it to 30,000, and what goes up, must come down, as I cannot afford to pay that much for promotion every month. But they did do a very good job with both “If I’m Wrong” and “Belmar Breezes”.

But I could only afford 2 months of promotion, so I guess for now it will be word of mouth, but

Thank you A.V.A Radio.

https://open.spotify.com/artist/7lqGgAk0aiS8xDeMbJBggS

“Everything In Good Time” released June 18th on Digital sites everywhere, and “You’re On Video” had over 8600 streams in 2 weeks.

“Belmar Breezes”:
https://open.spotify.com/track/5Kafd6tHkpTuRqXkpqvdrI?si=mbPs1g0MTSmJhljpozb-UA
8.11: 5,482 traffic generated to spotify

Played on broadcast:
August Indie Music Release Radar Listen to this weeks newest singles with Jacqueline Jax https://www.avaliveradio.info/featured/7/29/new-indie-music-release-radar-jacqueline-jax-podcast-6fkyp-kwfdy
8.31: 13,046
to date: 13,060

“If I’m Wrong”:
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Wju6NeaCbsRvMVvro2lgG
29,878 streams Sept. 30th.

If you have a Spotify or Apple Music account, and would be kind enough to add me, it would be greatly appreciated. Adding me and downloading my music will trigger royalties. If you have an account, it costs you nothing extra and helps me greatly. This is true for Apple Music subscribers, https://music.apple.com/us/album/everything-in-good-time/1517559501
as well as Deezer, etc.

I had the best people in Nashville on this one at Misstyx Studio. My best work yet. Each song is a little different, and there is something for everyone. My vocals came out spot-on as well.

Pop/adult contemporary feel-good music with a little rock, and 2 country songs.
I thank you in advance for helping me during this time.”You’re On Video” is the trending song right now, but there is something for everyone.

BANDCAMP allows you to buy all of my albums except for the live album at 25% discount. The MP3s will work on any computer, phone, or player.

https://kamalinden.bandcamp.com/album/everything-in-good-time

Here are the links to both PAST ALBUMS, as well as the Full collection:

https://kamalinden.bandcamp.com/
You can also purchase the Hard copy CDs as well as the MP3s here. On Fridays, BANDCAMP waives the share that they take from the artist.

The CDs are available via www.kamalinden.com

Everything In Good Time

These are PUSH LINKS so that you can find my music on Spotify, Apple, Deezer, YouTube (music), and other sites:
If you click the PUSH link, it will provide the links to the rest:

Everything In Good Time
https://push.fm/fl/2yh4a0ef

Southern Comfort
https://push.fm/fl/sz1jylt7

Uninhibited 2006
https://push.fm/fl/9hlrou9c

Better Late Than Never
https://push.fm/link/ugvf417n

It Takes All Kinds
https://push.fm/fl/59dagdtt

Kama Linden LIVE!
https://push.fm/fl/fwxn9ygu

Other Videos of me:

That Damn Michael Che:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELiajdzYPaY

New Amsterdam
https://vimeo.com/392087521
Or go to www.kamalinden.com
go to VIDEOS
it is the FIRST ONE!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpCDUNWkugeH0_H-eoj5wCQ

Looking for a personal trainer at home?
Online sessions! At home or public space fine as well. www.kamalinden.com
Many of you know I teach fitness, however, for a solid 5 years, I trained people privately in their homes as well, and am looking to do back to doing just this. My prices are low compared to most trainers. I am certified by NASM and AAFA, and also teach seniors, people with corrective exercise issues, pilates, weight training, yoga, and chair exercise. Please contact me if someone you know is interested. $20 half-hour sessions, $30 per hour via zoom, or longer viz skype or facetime. However, mention you are on my list, and 1-hour ZOOM sessions remain at $25 per hour for the remainder of 2020.

I am unafraid of training at home or in the park. The price will depend on where you live but will be more of the regular rate. We have masks, and we will work out what equipment is needed based on your fitness needs, or musical needs.

Your support thus far has been so amazing, and I thank you for it. Although I have had some responses for training online with zoom, I am toying with trying to start a ZOOM class. I would not be able to give the same feedback that I would in personal training, for which I can be very individualized, even on screen, but I would like to start with a 40-minute pilates based mat that we can try @ an introductory rate of $5 a person for a group. I have signed up for SALUT as well, although I am not certain how to get this started.

I have Venmo, CashApp and Paypal (Chase QuickPay and Zelle are no longer options, I am afraid…) I have worked out the sound situation for the guitar lessons, and I use a “mighty mic” when I play so that the sound is clear to my student.
At the end of the lesson, my guitar students will receive a well-recorded video (on my Nikon) so that the sound and picture are clear, to go over what we showed in the lesson.

Strength Training:

Vinyasa Yoga and Abs:

Bronx Park Step:

If anyone can use me for any side work, especially copywriting or voiceover, I am free to do it. I have already recorded a V/O into and exit for someone’s audiobook. I am also offering a discounted rate for personal training.

HEALTHY THINGS YOU CAN DO IN FRONT OF THE TV is a GREAT gift for anyone, including yourself! Please only buy through kamalinden.com

SPECIAL: mailed purchases: Buy 1 Book, get free BFY DVD!

As the publisher Motivational Press was bought out by “Author’s Place”, and they seem to not be reputable (looking to start a class action, BTW), please order the books through my website, or I will give you the Venmo/paypal info. I am also looking for a class action attorney to help all of the authors who have been wronged by Author’s Place Press.

Folks who have already purchased the books from me directly love the layout and the cover, and it kind of reads like an upbeat textbook with LOTS of photos. I could also use some reviews on my FB page, as well as on Amazon. I have also learned that if you get the KINDLE VERSION, you must read it the HORIZONTAL way, not the VERTICAL way.

The Beautiful Exercise Photos were done by ANDREW MARK PHOTOGRAPHY (who is also available for headshots), and the editing by Tom Matkovic, who has 10 books of his own! I am now looking for “PRESS” and “BOOK REVIEWS”, and I am also able to order boxes of hard copies for “classes”. If you want to have an event, where I do a lecture dem, please contact me. Offices, nursing homes, unlikely places…all great!

Please like my page, and please spread the word:

https://www.facebook.com/healthythingsyoucandoinfrontofthetvbook/

https://www.facebook.com/kamalindenmusic/

I am also a regular contributor on MEDIUM!
They actually pay the writer based on the “claps” they receive:

Here are a few of my LATEST ARTICLES:
https://kamalindenmusic2.medium.com/toxic-behavior-in-health-clubs-why-is-a-place-people-come-to-get-healthy-a-breeding-ground-for-118b306af60b

https://kamalindenmusic2.medium.com/buying-a-co-op-buyer-beware-mold-bad-management-corrupt-board-8730687a345d

https://kamalindenmusic2.medium.com/
My Articles

In closing

Much Love for your support, for everything.
It’s been a crazy year for all.
Stay safe and healthy.

Kama Linden
www.kamalinden.com
https://kamalinden.bandcamp.com/
www.bodyfriendlyoga.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5RHPPSDhiiYpmt55p1ONeL?si=-WQaDYe9Ttu9eoj73sTNqg
Apple:https://music.apple.com/us/album/everything-in-good-time/1517559501
Bandcamp: https://kamalinden.bandcamp.com/album/everything-in-good-time

Also, I am not doing real estate, but may return in 2021. I’m Broker Shopping.
I turned off my account, and will no longer pay a monthly fee to a company that just collects close to $100 a month and doesn’t care about the agents and if they earn a living. I might come back in 2021….I am currently broker shopping. I had a bizarre dream where a client approached me telling me that they were looking for a high-end co-op in Riverdale. So I told them all I needed to do was reinstate my license with a new broker, and to give me a few days to do so. Then I woke up. So I think it is a sign that I should return maybe later this Summer, or in the Fall.

During the Summer, I am happy to rent out my living room for NYC travelers. I’d prefer 1 person, but no more than 2 quiet people. It’s a very large and sunny space. Costco is having a sale on Queen Sized air mattresses. I also found a divider wall that will give privacy that I will order and put up for you.

#kama #linden #stapleton #everything #good #time #spotify #apple #music #deezer #bandcamp #kamalinden #harvest #moon #ocean #southern #comfort #better #late #never

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