The Troublesome Amputee - Softcover

Lawson, John Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933293152 ISBN 13: 9781933293158

Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2006

Synopsis

From the introduction by Michael A. Arnzen: Welcome to one of the meatiest collections of grizzly, grotey, bizarro poetry you'll come across. In other words, "the good stuff." The stuff you like to read. The guilty pleasure stuff that's hard to come by. Not the stuff you used to read from your lovers or childhood heroes, or the stuff you were made to read by your teachers or parents. The stuff you genuinely like to spend time with, musing and mulling and mashing. The stuff that makes you guffaw with laughter and want to read out loud to other unsuspecting people... What they're saying about The Troublesome Amputee: "Lawson's poetry inspires, sings, dissects, and screams, reflecting his unique insight to a world willing to indulge in self-amputation: harming itself in unexplained ways. Whimsical, strange, and unflinchingly true, Lawson's work is always entertaining. Like coming home to unanswered screams, Lawson's poems weave words into unforgettable songs of sweet darkness." -Linda Addison, Bram Stoker Award winning author of Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes "I'm a big fan of John Edward Lawson's work, and The Troublesome Amputee is by far his best poetry collection to date. It's sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes deadly serious, but always morbid (often really morbid) and thought-provoking. Any horror fan-even those who aren't into poetry-should check this one out." -Jeff Strand, author of Pressure and Casket for Sale (Only Used Once) "With this blistering salvo of poetic gutshots Lawson has proven himself Bizarro's true bard, its mad laureate. Switching from dark whimsy to retina-blast shock to political outrage without missing a beat, The Troublesome Amputee is a powerful collection of pitch-black verse." -Jeremy Robert Johnson, author of Angel Dust Apocalypse and Skullcrack City

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Lawson's poetry inspires, sings, dissects, and screams, reflecting his unique insight to a world willing to indulge in self-amputation: harming itself in unexplained ways. Whimsical, strange, and unflinchingly true, Lawson’s work is always entertaining. Like coming home to unanswered screams, Lawson’s poems weave words into unforgettable songs of sweet darkness." —Linda Addison, Bram Stoker Award winning author of Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes

"I'm a big fan of John Edward Lawson's work, and The Troublesome Amputee is by far his best poetry collection to date. It's sometimes hilariously funny, sometimes deadly serious, but always morbid (often really morbid) and thought-provoking. Any horror fan—even those who aren’t into poetry—should check this one out." —Jeff Strand, author of Pressure and Casket for Sale (Only Used Once)

"With this blistering salvo of poetic gutshots Lawson has proven himself Bizarro’s true bard, its mad laureate. Switching from dark whimsy to retina-blast shock to political outrage without missing a beat, The Troublesome Amputee is a powerful collection of pitch-black verse." —Jeremy Robert Johnson, author of Angel Dust Apocalypse and Skullcrack City

About the Author

John Edward Lawson is an author, editor, and publisher living just outside Washington, DC. He was born in 1974 and enjoys traveling. His poetry collections include The Plague Factory, The Horrible, and The Scars Are Complimentary; fiction includes the novel Last Burn in Hell and the collection Pocket Full of Loose Razorblades. While serving as editor-in-chief of The Dream People webzine John has also been editor of the anthologies Tempting Disaster, Sick, and Of Flesh and Hunger.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raw Dog Screaming Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1933293152
• ISBN 13: 9781933293158
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 108