Joe Wenderoth

My first poetry professor is the one who actually got me turned on to Wenderoth by playing an audio of him reading a few of the poems from this collection himself as an example of prose poetry. I must say that although on the surface many of these poems can be seen as contrived/shock and awe/post modern for the sake of post modern observations, but taken as a whole give a truly psychological and philosophical outtake on modern culture in one of its truest manifestations: the fast food market. This really is a great read that is not only insightful but also remarkably well written for a style that is hard to master.… (altro)