All-American Poem
by Matthew Dickman
All-American Poem by
Matthew Dickman provided a nice contrast compared to the traditional RA Favorite
books. This selection of poems is an
escape from style I typically read (over my head intellectually and hard to
grasp). Dickman’s humor and dark side on
his take of the American experience makes you smile, giggle, and say “uh-huh”
often. He hits the mark on falling in
love, dancing, discussing various local customs across the US territories, and
of course contemporary music. From
Oregon to Detroit, Elvis to Tom Petty, crossword puzzles to Coca-Cola,
Thanksgiving to Christmas, Golden Gate Bridge to Chinatown (there is one in
each large city in US), Wal-Mart to Mall of America, baseball to Kool Aid, this
is truly an all-American view of our culture, our idiosyncrasies and what makes
us who we are as US citizens. There is a
little bit of our culture that will touch your heart and your emotions. Easy to consume this selected group of poems.
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