Author Description

This book, with twenty-six remarkable poems, represents the first published volume from sensational poet Mark Putzi. Putzi's poetry arises out of the deepest places from which transcending art is born. At the same time, it stretches the intellectual and philosophical terrains of poetry as warranted by the more uniquely horrible aspects of modern society and some of its human beings. With boldly original verse, the broad ranging themes address issues related to perspective, abnormal relationships, shortcomings of modern biomedical science, deranged connections with nature, and the art and ethos of poetry itself. An Introduction, with poem by poem commentary, helps place the richly referenced and psychologically powerful poems within the context of the poet's own life experiences, the tradition of poetry, society at large, and the individual journey of the psyche. All profits from the sale of this book are donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).