I very much enjoyed this poetry collection by Parisian-American Poet Yann Rousselot. I nominated it for the Elgin Award of 2016. it did not win. There are lots of pop culture references, which are a lot of fun. I went to a live reading in Paris, since I was living there at the time and met up with Yann as research for my extensive review of the collection on Amazing Stories (amazingstories.com).

I adore this collection of Science Fiction / Pop-Culture poetry! It is smart and funny and truly entertaining. I will be reviewing this book in full for Star*Line and on Amazing Stories Magazine and will post the links here in the fullness of time.

My first reading of the collection was quick and easy. The poems are written in a style which flows very well, is easy to understand, but the language is never trivial. They are playful, witty and sometimes downright funny, despite being basically dystopian and apocalyptic. As someone who styles herself as a bit of a SF nerd, the overt content is delightful, full of superheroes and pop-culture references, most of which I “got”. After his public reading and our conversation, I realized that there was a deeper, most subtle sub-context, which was underlying much of Yann’s writing. And that was one of alienation. A certain sense of wanting to but not quite belonging and trying to figure out one’s place in the world. As a bit of an outcast myself – as a kid, I was never the popular one – and having chosen exile (I mean, living in other countries than that which I grew up in), I get it.


For the full review with complete poems in audio AND video go here:
http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2016/02/...

Not read - download expired in Adobe before I had the chance to read it. (Clearing out NetGalley bookshelf)