Much of this poetry can be instantly and favorably compared to the poems of Bukowski or some of the messier-around-the-edges work of particular beat poet extraordinaires, such as Kerouac and Burroughs. Holstad, in many ways, carries the torch of such heavyweight literary forbearers into present-day American poetics. For readers who enjoy such “edges-of-life,” funky, non-mainstream material, the poems in this collection offer many deliciously nightmarish treats from a celebrated contemporary trickster-poet.
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