Blood & Irony is a book of poems by a guy you’ve probably never heard of, so here’s what you do; you swing on over to lyricsandmaladies.blogspot.com, read a few poems, kick the tires, see if you’re into it. If so, cool – book’ll still be here. If not, fair enough, everybody’s happy. And we can still be friends.
Good for people who: a) like good rhymed & free verse poems b)say they don’t like rhyme but sing along with their favorite songs c) like poems they can understand without an MFA d) have an MFA but aren’t all snotty about it. Also handy for fixing wobbly tables and as an oversized coaster.
Not good for people who: a) don’t like poems b) only like poems lacquered to walnut plaques or written in script, over a watercolor, on greeting cards c) are biblio- and/or metrophobes. Also a poor choice for small children, actual (but not metaphorical) royalty, and the humorless....More >< Less