A Real Treasure Sandi Prusik
You may be surprised to learn that Val Kilmer writes poetry. In fact Kilmer has written and published two poetry books, My Edens After Burns and Jack's Gandhi.
The first book, My Edens After Burns, is somewhat legendary among Kilmer fans. As the story (or legend) goes, Kilmer published the book as a Christmas gift for family and friends.
The minimum quantity Blue Feather Press in Santa Fe, New Mexico would print was 2,000 copies. Of these, a few were given as gifts, which left Kilmer with quite a few extra copies of the book. It is said Kilmer put the remaining books into storage rather than sell them.
One summer, a few more books were sold at a bookstore, in conjunction with Kilmer’s appearance, as Hamlet in a play presented in Boulder, Colorado. The personally signed copies were available for purchase only one day.
Kilmer's fans have sought copies of My Edens After Burns for years. Supply and demand drove the price of it beyond the reach of most fans, rarely selling for less than $500 and most often into the thousands. Finding this book has been like a treasure hunt for Kilmer fans. Occasionally copies do turn up on eBay or Amazon from secondary sellers.