A lyrically intense fifth collection from тАЬone of the nationтАЩs most provocative and edgy poetsтАЭ (San Diego Union-Tribune). With both passion and precision, Lucifer at the Starlite explores lifeтАЩs dual nature: good and evil, light and dark, suffering and moments of unexpected joy. Whether looking outward to events on the world stageтАФthe war in Iraq, the 2004 Asian tsunamiтАФor inward at struggles with the self, these poems aim at the heart and against the feeling that Lucifer may have already won the day.
from тАЬLucifer at the StarliteтАЭ
HereтАЩs my bright idea for life on earth:
better management. The CEO
has lost touch with the details. IтАЩm worth
as much, but I care; I come down here, I show
my face, IтАЩm a real regular. A toast:
To our boys and girls in the war, grinding
through sand, to everybody here, our host
whoтАЩs mostly mist, like methane rising