Author:
John S. Blandly

As I started this read, the first poem I read was called, End Punctuality Now! and I giggled. I knew I was going to like this book, and I did. Author John Blandly definitely has a way with words, but a way that is not what you would expect. He takes his outlook on life in so many areas and somehow weaves each poem around bringing forth a read that often will make you giggle, sometimes give you pause for thought, and at other times make you shake your head and asked, just what was he thinking? And that is what makes this a great read.

Some of his titles are: Action Junkies, Elections, and Drink to Me Only With Thine Mastercard.

I liked them all; they were refreshing and definitely not the norm of poetry reading that I have been accustomed to. His subjects are so varied that they tumble you around as tumble weed in a desert, yet land you often in an oasis. My favorite can be found on page 30, Dr. Bob Bruzinski's Advice to the Young, and I would like to include it in this review, I quote:

Be holy:
Somebody might be looking.
Pray a lot:
There might be a war and you could get killed.
Marry young:
There might be a war and you could get killed.

Priceless! Thank you, Mr. Blandly, for writing such an enjoyable read.

~ Shirley Johnson/Senior Reviewer
MidWest Book Review

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Mr. Blandly keeps things simple and sweet. For the safety and health of his readers, the words are concise and considerate. In his introduction, he names names in the form of T.S. Eliot and e.e. cummings, gives regard to an alumnus from his university, Billy Collins, then breaches the walls of Modern poetry. Within these covers, the writer talks of "Action Junkies". How everybody is "his twin," then presents a treatise "against violence" and walking the world in anger, along with nods to "Yellow Factories." At the end, we find the author in his universe. His themes have left us with regards and regrets. We feel better for having read them.

~ Joel L Young, Author, Poet