"A Barry Brickell Reader illuminates not the pottery Barry Brickell is known for, but another facet of his genius: his 'wrertings'. Reflecting the extrusions, bulges, crevasses and bobbles, his poetry -- like his pots -- can be mildly offensive, but they contain the same virtues Barry associated with rail travel: sensuality, rhythm, vibration and warmth. Here, Barry's great creative output is laid out expansively, accompanied by a photoessay of Barry doing what he did best: working"--Publisher's website.