Conrad

The inaugural title from the Souvenir Spoon Books imprint, Michael Gushue's Conrad presents a series of poems about an everyman in the city. - - - "Conrad is a thorough delight. This book will charm you with its inept protagonist and marvelous vernacular -- a combination of profane and profound language, freshly squeezed." Barbara DeCesare - - - "These poems deftly weave the tale of a man who fears that he lacks the inner resources to respond and connect to the world and people around him. A collection that is both funny and heartbreaking as the poems operate as both myth and truth." Reb Livingston - - - "Meet Conrad, an everyman who reaches for the sublime, only to come up with boiled celery instead. These poems are sneaky in their simplicity and unforgettable in their poignance." Sandra Beasley