I went on a book-buying spree binge a few days back, and the first of many arrived today. I got a collection of poems by Bob Hicok (Insomnia Diary) and it has the one poem of his that I absolutely love – Bars Poetica.
I haven’t had a chance to really read much of it yet. But I’ll likely post up a poem or two of his, in the near future. For the time being, you’ll just have to settle for Bars Poetica. Man oh man, that poem. While I get lost a bit here and there, in the middle of the poem… it’s those last two sentences that take my breath away. Really and truly.
