The Runner of Little Races

One of the most vicious, surreal and downright beautiful writers ever to make it into print, Ray Diamond's first poetry collection is a short, sharp shot of literary adrenaline. The Runner of Little Races defies immediate description by virtue of the fact that it never sits still. Here is a work of seduction, of horror, of charm, of elegy, of belief: a guidebook for a world spinning out of control. If you ever woke up one morning and suspected the world was going to Hell at 100 mph with no brakes, this is the book you would take along for the ride. This is a poison pen letter to frauds, fakers and imposters of every conceivable hue; it combines the expansive imagination of Rabelais with the quiet intensity of Bill Hicks. This is what happens when you simply say what you mean and ignore the consequences....