There is never a good time to publish another collection of poetry and essays. But then again, there is never a bad time to publish another collection of poems and essays. And so I feel entirely justified and motivated to add my own work to the mountain of words already bending the shelves of bookstores and libraries around the world.
In the spring of 2012 I put together a very short collection or chapbook of poetry titled Wing Nut. So called because instead of any traditional binding the pages were secured by a brass wing nut and bolt in the top left corner. Not elegant, hard to stack, but certainly unique, affordable, and curious enough to cause comment at poetry readings. This new collection of poems, essays and short stories contains a few of the pieces from Wing Nut and a selection of my work since then.
I am not capable of explaining exactly why poetry is important. It does not attract a lot of attention in our schools, and announcing that you are choosing to major in Poetry produces anxiety very high on the parental Richter scale. But it seems that poetry has not disappeared and the bookstores and libraries must make room for them.
Not quite so eschewed is the art of essay writing. But how many of us have been introduced to someone who calmly lets you know they are an essayist? Not even the famous journalists who write for the New Yorke, Harpers and the Atlantic will easily admit this. The essay. It was indeed one of the horrors of my own education; the fear of being instructed to write "an essay, three pages, single space, subject is dogs and their owners" to be marked out of ten by a cynical worn out chalk dusted English master.
I did not exactly choose my education and somehow became a chemist almost by default. I did not even start reading poetry until I was in my forties and actually daring to write any until my fifties. It was not until I larded my cabaret style singing show; another story; with poetry and saw the effect it can have on people that I began to read more of it and write more. Not exactly a power trip but a way of connecting perhaps.
The poems and essays in this collection do not have a theme although some are obviously very personal. I hope that they bring something to you or out of you. If you enjoy them I am doubly pleased.
Bob Page's "Amalgamation 5150" is a complete circus of batshit crazy These non-fiction & science fictional stories were created by one wretched and convoluted mind. BEWARE: they might lead you to your own padded cell or is it...you are already in one?
"My dad works on a state of the art nuclear bomber. If you bastards don't let me out in time for the strippers, I'm going to have him send a bomber to bomb me the hell outta this sh&%*hole you call a workplace You understand? You imbeciles." Manic Me
"He drinks, slurs, serves, steals, drinks, slurs, serves, steals like a repeating rifle." The Block
"He doesn't want to do CPR. Would you want to press your lips against the mouth of some old, strange dude who just hit a home run with his Grand Slam breakfast, pitched with a strawberry shake and coffee?" A Hearty Lunch
"FASTER, FASTER, and FASTER I must move. Green lights, yellow lights, and red, I treat them all the same and with the same speed " Max Goes for Milk
"It is so decreed by your Care Takers that the Cared For be shielded and protected from themselves, for they have been born in sin; they have ALL been born guilty Law, and following that law, is now humanity's only grace." Crush
"I have little money. I'm a writer. I may be retarded and I get no respect." Mozart
Автор: Little Bob Название: Dr. Guillotine`s Nightmare & Other Short Stories ISBN: 0980027950 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780980027952 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6320.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Автор: Tidwell Bob Название: The Short Story of the Bible ISBN: 1643008919 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781643008912 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 22030.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
The Short Story of the Bible takes the reader on a tour from Creation through Revelation. The book is a two-hour read and is purposefully written for those with modest familiarity with the Bible.
I've lost count of the number of times I've heard people say they wanted to increase their Bible knowledge, but then they look at that inch-thick book with tiny font, single-spaced, no pictures, and still over a thousand pages to read . . . I get it. It can be intimidating.
That's why this book was written. It's informative and somewhat entertaining yet biblically accurate in its condensed rendering of Bible stories and events.
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