Books: The Pipeman's Daily Fare

Product Number: 001-119-0023

"With a reverence for the past and a youthful taste for the present, Asaad G. Bachaalani has wrought a comprehensive selection of poems and limericks surely to delight the pipeman who demands the most from his smoking sojourns. Topics as diverse as the sandblasted finish, fishing, Dunhill, dogs, Kaywoodie, women, death, the young piper, the best mixtures, pipe gurgle, the new self-conscious smoker, types of collectors, sweet mixtures, driving with a pipe, the master carver versus apprentice, types of briar grain, cigars, pressed tobaccos, pipe cake - and much more. Bachaalani has written a rich, poetic tapestry of words that are soothing on the mind and, unlike a good deal of poetry, written sensibly to exclude no one from its finer meaning and enjoyment."

Yes, pipe poetry. If this sounds like an unusual genre of writing, well, that's because these days, it is. Nonetheless, if you look back at pipe-related publications of old, there once was a time when it was not so uncommon an indulgence for pipemen to dabble in. Writer, student and pipe man Assaad G. Bachaalani has brought it back however, producing in The Pipeman's Daily Fare (Poetic verse for the endangered and underfed) what is, to the best of our knowledge, the first book of pipe-poetry to see print in many generations — and possibly the first ever that has been entirely composed by a single writer. Fitting to this rather antiquarian theme, the young author's turned up a wealth of classic pipe design illustrations to accompany his fifty-two original poems and musings contained within, drawn from the 1921 trade list of the Civic Company of London. And, as is only natural, a Briar Books publication would hardly be complete without a foreword by Gary B. Schrier himself, as well.

Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
3.8
4 reviews
Love this Book
June 09, 2023
Product: Books The Pipeman's Daily Fare
Spent timeless hours looking through this book and seeing what use to be available to pipe smokers of yesterday. Would love to go back in time for the experience.
Horrible, not poetry
April 09, 2023
Product: Books The Pipeman's Daily Fare
Written by someone who is not a poet, waste of money.
Great book
February 01, 2018
Product: Books The Pipeman's Daily Fare
I'm not a poetry person but I couldn't resist this book. It turned out to be really fun and relaxing to read. Occasionally I'll read a poem at the start of my lunch break and spend a half hour thinking about it while I eat. A great way to pass the time, very relatable to everyday life and does not require a love of poetry to enjoy. The price is great also....Read More
Enjoyable
March 24, 2018
Product: Books The Pipeman's Daily Fare
Nice little book of poetry to read while smoking your pipe, or just a quick read.