"Instead of toil and moil/ spinning like a mad top/ To grow comfortably old/ frozen and fat/ He would just follow his dreams/ on his inner-eye-angel eyelids/ Their reflected rainbow gleams/ till he was finnaly there, hurrah!/ Rapture-without-stop/ dancing with the contraband angels/ On a single shiny dewdrop!" Excerpt from"HE HAD SET THE ALARM CLOCK FOR RESURRECTION" inPIGEON FEATHER, selected poemsby Irving stettner
NEWS: Irving Stettner's book "Halla, Irving, ar det du?" Just published in Sweden! It includes one short story, one long poem and a forward in Swedish. For the international reader there are 13 illustrations of Stettner's art and photos of him. Most of them in colour. And a bibliography and a selected list of his art shows". The price are: $10.00 ppd or 10.00 Euro ppd. 21cm x 15cm, 22 pages. For the cover image and details check the website: http://www.freddegrehn.se/irvingstettner/
The new book, "Poking Around the Poconos" by Irving Stettner is now out. The book includes his one unpublished prose piece and poem among 16 short stories written between 1979 and 2003, plus 12 ink drawings by the author. The cover features his nature watercolor in full color. 308 pages, First edition limited to 200 copies. Now available from our new head quarters in Japan (addressat the bottom). The postage rate from Japan to U.S.& Europe: $8 by airmail, $5 by SAL(approx.15 days) . For Japan: $1,600 yen plus 400 yen postage and handling. Other books by Irving Stettner (please refer to STROKER & WRITINGS pages) are also available. Contact: strokerlink@beach.ocn.ne.jp For U.S. fans： $15 plus $3 postage in U.S. and $10 air-mail postage for Europe.
You can also order other Irving's books from Ron Papandrea. Contact: ronpapandrea@gmail.com
NEWS: Prints by Irving Stettner is now available! Fine looking prints reproduced from the best original watercolors by Irving Stettner is now available in a reasonable price! Inquire the images and price by emailing to strokerlink@beach.ocn.ne.jp
It is my sad duty to report that Irving Stettner passed away the early morning of January 16, 2004. A limited number of books and paintings are still available from his wife Mihoko Stettner.
Irving Stettner, writer and watercolorist, is the editor and publisher of Stroker; the only magazine Henry Miller (Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn) wrote for, in his last years. The friendship between Irving and Henry touched both lives. In an interview for National Public Radio, Henry spoke warmly of Irving and said "Stroker is my supreme delight."
Irving Stettner is an accomplished writer. He has written numerous works, both prose and poetry, based on his life in NYC, Paris, Tokyo and points unknown. He is also an acclaimed watercolorist, with over 25 one-man shows in the United States, France and Japan. His paintings are cherished by collectors all over the world.
IRVING STETTNER
Mihoko Kato, Japanese born, is the wife of Irving Stettner and the Assistant Editor of Stroker. She was an art student in NYC prior to meeting Irving. Their child, May, fluent in Japanese and English, already shows promise as a writer and artist. The family has many relatives and friends in Japan.
MAY & MIHOKO
STROKER is a worldwide magazine and its appeal is timeless. In addition to Henry Miller, Stroker has published such illuminaries as Paul Bowles, Blaise Cendrars, Lawrence Durrell, Thomas Merton and Mohammed Mrabet. Please see photo and endnote "3" at: www.plumart.com/vf2100/html/body_6121lecitron_.html
Submissions to Stroker are welcome; please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope:
STROKER PRESS
New Adress: Blue Heights 103 1230 Uchikoshi-machi, Hachioji-city, Tokyo 192-0911 Japan
