Description: Poems from Bernard Levinson's four published collections as well as a new unpublished collection are gathered together into one volume, Collected Poems.
Brief description: Bernard Levinson is a graduate of Wits University. His was the first post-war intake of ex-servicemen in 1945. He spent several years as a General Practitioner in the False Bay area in the Cape, before he specialised in Psychiatry. He practiced in Johannesburg first as a General Psychiatrist and for the last thirty years as a Psychiatrist/Sexologist. He was editor of the South African Journal of Sexology for fifteen years. His poetry has been anthologised and is taught in Gauteng schools.
Review Quotes:
"Levinson's poetry examines unashamedly the passion of his own sensuality, the paths and deeds of his heroes and the joy of existence." - Nicholas Combrinck
"To read Bernard Levinson's verse is both a mind-stretching and soul-searing experience." - Professor Lewis Hurst