There is no other American metropolis whose civic history is so inextricably intertwined with the history of its police department. This slim volume of prose poems has a rough fifth of its length dedicated to explanatory notes in the back, which prompts a sense for the reading and lived experiences captured by the brief stories. You are encouraged to seek advice from a competent medical professional regarding the applicability of any recommendations with regard to your symptoms or conditions. Boiling out of their rookeries of crime, marauders swarm through London’s affluent neighborhoods looting and burning. His first volume was ‘The Immigrant Iceboy’s Bolero’, published in 1982, illustrated with photographs by his father, Frank Espada, creator of The Puerto Rican Diaspora Documentary Project.

I had forgotten how much I enjoyed Wambaugh and will now work (hardly work) my way through more of his books. Offset with a Vice Cop long on experience, years, and advice (the 'Shadow' knows), Wambaugh delivers great dialogue, probably a product of his long career of police work and listening to cops, perps, and the streets. Perhaps I am too-biased in coming into poetry and art with the idea that it will provide an aesthetic experience, which in a way can't be too-much based on what we perceive to be reality.

I love the one where Fortney and Leeds see what is apparently a man walking on water (it *was* Easter Sunday so it might be allowed) only to discover it was a man walking on the top of his motor home at the boat ramp, screaming, “You fucking bitch. Majority prose storytelling poetry with clear realistic themes of migration, identity, situational, and some lighter fare like the "Love Song of the Kraken" and "Love Song of the Galapagos Tortoise", about Lonesome George. Floaters was written in response to the viral photo os Óscar and Valleria, father and daughter who died trying to cross the Río Grande.

At the end of the volume, there are extensive notes that provide background on themes of some poems, as well as the inspiration for various poems. If you purchase something through the links in this article we may receive a small commission or referral fee.

RETINAL DETACHMENT- Retinal tearing may lead to the retina becoming detached from the back of the eye, which can result in damage to your vision. I also really appreciated the explanatory notes on the poems in the back of the book, which I wish more poets would include in their collections. The floaters and flashing lights shouldn’t have any long-term effects, and they may be an indicator of another condition such as a migraine, however, if you experience them you should see an eye care specialist straight away. They spend most of their time ogling at bikini clad cuties, and cuppies, those groupie chicks hot after the crews of competing cup entrants.