Wayne Mason/A Lifetime Of Mondays reviewed by Michael Grover

Wayne Mason is definitely a poet that I can relate to. Coming from a small nowhere Florida town much like myself. I recognize the hopelessnessin his words, in fact the only hope is destruction. This short book of poems covers Wayne the aging poet staying in that same Florida town. Itis written unpretentiously in a language that common people would understand. His poems speak of images that he has of the factory that he worksin burning down with the bosses still inside and ash raining on their luxury cars parked outside. Mason is a working class poet who would ratherhang out in a working class bar, with a jukebox so outdated it still has Monk on it, than hang out in a coffee shop with a bunch of trendy kids.I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes real poetry, cold and hard like concrete. My favorite poem of this collection would be Cries OfThe World, where he calls on Kannon the goddess of compassion, but there is not a bad one in here. It is 6 dollars post paid P.O. Box 90945, Lakeland Fl 33804.

Review Of JD Nelson's It Resembles Itself

J.D. Nelson/It Resembles Itself/www.madverse.com/
This is the point where poetry, meets sci-fi, meets reality and it's a busy intersection.This short collection of poems comes out of the unique mind of J.D. Nelson. The book itselfresembles Lumox Press's Little Red Books only it's yellow. But that's irrelivant. What isrelivant is that these poems are surreal art, anti-corporate, and anti-establishment.There is nothing wrong with that right?

Dreams That Would Kill Most Men

From John Dorsey:

Book info below...let me just say that this the most beautiful book S.A. has done for me yet, only have 3 copies so i can’t give any away, and i might be willing to part with one but that will cost you more than getting it from the publishers, so that is best...’Dreams That Would Drown Most Men’By John Dorsey & Amanda OaksPublished by Rose of Sharon PressDesigned by S.A. GriffinEdited by S.A. Griffin and David SmithLimited to 50 copies, all signed.$20pp.--a definite steal:) This is a full sized book, not a chap...Payable to S.A. GriffinRose of Sharon Press P.O. Box 29171Los Angeles, CA 90027-0171

The Poem Surge

I've decided since Bush's troop surge seems to be going so well I would attempt a Poem surge throughout this month. He might have a point to this. It's going well.
Yesterday I woke up to the news that I was published in The Beatnik I woke up to the news that my work was up in Beat The Dust.
We expect many more victories this month for the Rebel Army against the empire. Stay tuned . . .

A New e-chapbook by Doug Draime

Check it out it's good stuff
http://www.righthandpointing.com/

Micahel Grover Interviews John Dorsey @ Outsider Writers

I was asked to do it and I figured it wouldn't be a conflict of interest and I was glad he didn't mention the chapbook.
http://www.outsiderwriters.org/content/view/637/1/

John Dorsey reviews John G. Hall's "Me And My Broken Mouth"

It’s All About Rhythm: A few words on John G. Hall’s ‘Me and My Broken Mouth’By John Dorsey
I won’t claim to be an expert on the litrary career ofseasoned poet/editor John G. Hall, in fact his latestoffering from Covert Press was my first experiencesampling his words. Hall has been noted for writingabout love, life, childhood, & politics, in simplerterms the stuff of every day life. ‘Me and My BrokenMouth’ continues in that vein.
Hall is a poet who lays his feelings bear on the page,wears his heart & words on his sleeve, all that...Onecan feel the bite of his words and his personalpolitics throughout ‘Me and My Broken Mouth’. Havingbeen called a political poet more than once myself, Imust admit I feel a kinship with both the poet and hispolitical views.
These things being said, I think Hall is at his bestwhen speechless in the face of the wonder of every daymiracles, rather than the politics that get in the wayof truly living our lives to the fullest, somethingthat from reading his book, I’m sure Hall believes invery very strongly.
Would I recommend ‘Me and My Broken Mouth’ toreaders of modern poetry? Yes and no, if you arecoming to poetry expecting flowers, puppies, or modernsonnets of love, well John G. Hall may just punch youin the stomach, though if you have an appetite blood,guts, and world issues that truly matter, then you mayjust find ‘Me and My Broken Mouth’ well worth coughingup more than a little blood for.
I’ll leave you with a few lines from the title poem,also my favorite from the book...
Me and My Broken Mouth
Me and my broken mouth are not worth listening to, solisten instead to the dust and the dazzle of thisevening’s constellation,to the jumping jacks of our our hearts, to the beat-ing mantra of the waves,please do not listen to me and my broken mouth,while miracles happen.
-John G. Hall
‘Me and My Broken Mouth’ is available for $5pp.from Covert PressPO Box 1057/Port Salerno, Fl 34992.Make checks payable to Michael Grover