Joys and Sorrows, by Oklahoma-born poet Donald Smyth, is the author's first collection of poems, and generous gathering of work from rich and diverse life. These poems show the author at his best, rendering distinctive poetic flourishes and imagination. They may begin in mystery and end in sadness; they may start in irony and end in lyric ascendancy. Whether writing about love and hope or about war and death of loved ones, he reveals a voice that is unique and melodic.

According to Donald Smyth, Former Chief Press Officer, Editor of an international labor publication and author of poetry and short stories: "From early days, Steve Schlossberg was guided by the notion that the true mettle of a democratic society is to guarantee full opportunity to the downtrodden and oppressed. As a union organizer in the South, a labor lawyer, legal counsel and advisor to presidents of one of America's leading unions, a high-level public servant and a crusading official of the International Labor Organization, Steve has spent a lifetime dedicated to reaching this democratic...