Showing posts with label The Eater of the Absurd. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Eater of the Absurd. Show all posts

Thursday, November 10, 2016

New review of my The Eater of the Absurd

Many thanks to Michael Marrotti for reviewing my 2012 NightBallet Press book The Eater of the Absurd at Amazon!  He says:

"John is a rarity in the realm of contemporary poetry. The man has a talent for the art form, he's even made me think twice about rhythmic poetry which comes up frequently in this book. I found myself eagerly turning pages towards the next poem. He solidified his rank with me through the poem Fuck Poetry. This is the stand out piece, the pinnacle poem of the collection. It's a poem on writing, which is a subject I've always been fond of. There were a few ambiguous moments, but besides that, the journey was pleasing. John here is worth the time! Do yourself a favor, take a gander."

Check it out at http://amzn.to/2eNqkvM.

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Knotted and Nominated - The Eater of the Absurd

http://www.knotlitmagazine.com/#!the-eater-of-the-absurd-a-book-review/c14qm
cover design by Dianne Borsenik

Thank you to Kristen D. Scott for her new review of my book The Eater of the Absurd (from NightBallet Press) in the Fall 2014 issue of Knot Magazine.  Among other things, she calls me "bodacious, and at the same time graceful, a gentleman and a conveyor of no nonsense tolerance."  I hope I can live up to that.


I'm also pleased to report that The Eater of the Absurd has been nominated for an Ohioana Book Award, as has Songs in the Key of Cleveland: An Anthology of the 2013 Best Cleveland Poem Competition (published earlier this year by Crisis Chronicles Press).


Click here to read Kristen's full review of The Eater
Click here to buy the book and decide for yourself.
http://www.knotlitmagazine.com/