Poetry. "The themes Ben Milder addresses in his latest compilation of light verse, WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT THE GOLDEN YEARS, allow him to dissect inconvenient truths about the aging experience. But he does so gently and with humor. The tendency to believe that, somehow, we are younger than our chronological age, the unwelcome intrusions of 'senior moments' into our thoughts and conversations, the need to adapt to the physical limitations imposed by our aging bodies, and many other topics are examined with wit and wisdom. All in all, this book enhances our understanding of the process of growing old as a natural outcome of a life well-lived and emphasizes that this process encompasses continued enjoyment, productivity, and deeply personal experiences"—John C. Morris.

Author City: SAINT LOUIS, MO USA

Ben Milder is the author of more than one thousand poems of light verse, written over the past forty-five years. In 1979, his book The Fine Art of Prescribing Glasses Without Making a Spectacle of Yourself won the American Medical Writers Association's Best New Book of the Year Award (sometimes called the "Pulitzer Prize for medical texts"). He has published seven books of poetry—including FROM ADOLESCENCE TO SENESCENCE (Time Being Books, 2011) and WHAT'S SO FUNNY ABOUT THE GOLDEN YEARS (Time Being Books, 2008)—and his light verse has been published in many magazines and journals. Professor Emeritus of Clinical Ophthalmology at Washington University School of Medicine, Dr. Milder resides in St. Louis, with his wife, Jeanne.