A book of poetry from Alan S. Kessler, the award-winning author of the 2022 Eric Hoffer Finalist Ghost Dancer and other books.
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A mother sifted flour for her son's birthday cake;now in eternal commemoration of himthe desert sieves through his blanched rib bonessand bleached of blood by the sunGOOD BUSINESS
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(Leviathan Books, 14 August 2022, e-book, 84 pages, copy from the poet, #BlogTour 10 November via @PoeticBookTours)
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This is a new poet for me. I liked Damnation and Cotton Candy a lot. From the title and cover, I was expecting this to be a collection of humorous poetry and the blurb gives very little away. The poems are a lot darker than I expected. This is a good thing as the collection really surprised me. The poems are visceral and haunting at times. I enjoyed all of them. Among my favourites were Southeast Downtown, A Day at the Beach, Talisman, Monkey World and The Unveiling.
