Step Into the Ring With Bob Dylan
Here’s a chance to come to terms with the illusive, multi-award winning poet/musician Bob Dylan’s path of creativity. In Westlein’s new book you can observe his 39 original studio albums, produced across the past 60 years, in 12 artistic periods. That’s a long time to be writing songs.
“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” – Bob Dylan
“All I can do is be me, whoever that is.” – Bob Dylan
12 Rounds of Poetry and Pugilism
Explore Bob Dylan’s (somewhat secret) life and music through 12 periods of artistic evolution.
You may think you know Bob Dylan. But this guitarist and American singer songwriter of folk, rock, and other musical genres lived a more fascinating life than you likely know. For example, did you know Dylan is a trained boxer with a private, state-of-the-art boxing facility?
Dylan enthusiast and expert Richard B. Westlein uses the rockstar’s interest in boxing as the framework for 12 Rounds with Bob Dylan. This narrative nonfiction is a fascinating deep dive into Dylan’s life and music, examined through his artistic evolution during 12 windows of time and a fictional boxing storyline woven throughout the text. You’ll be enlightened and inspired as you tour the paths this intriguing music artist has traversed.
A Knockout Journey Through Music and Poetry
Bob Dylan is the most unique and influential singer/songwriter to ever come down the pike in American musical history. In Westlein’s book 12 Rounds with Bob Dylan: The Pugilistic Poet you’ll be able to make chronological sense of the Boxing Bard’s 500 original songs and get a glimpse of his pugilistic involvement.
About the Author
World traveler, cameraman, and writer Richard B. Westlein has written about Bob Dylan since 2005, listened to his music since 1964, and attended more than 20 of his concerts. He has been a guest on George Walsh’s WCWP radio show Knockin’ on Dylan’s Door. Richard also spoke at the 2019 Bob Dylan Symposium at the University of Tulsa.
Before shifting his focus to writing, he worked in network television. Richard has been honored with 13 National Emmy Awards for technical team excellence in broadcast television in sports and drama. He has made 13 primetime television appearances on Monday Night Football. In 1989, he founded Jupiter Video Inc., a broadcast television production company serving many network and cable broadcasters.