Unwrapped: The Bareback Anthology

by Peter Jelen (Editor), Nick Ransom (Contributor), Mike Thorn (Contributor)

Unwrapped: The BareBack Anthology is a collection of innovative poetry from poets speckled around the world who have been featured in BareBack Magazine, an online publication dedicated to BareBack writers. These are people who aren’t afraid to take off their gloves and give the world sincere, unpretentious, honest writing that has punch. Unwrapped is dark, humorous, and sometimes downright strange.

136 pages, Paperback

First published February 13, 2013

About the author

Peter Jelen lived, worked, and travelled throughout Asia for seven years. He currently resides in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He is the author of Better Than God, The Cure For Consciousness, and Impressions Of An Expatriate: China.

Reviews

[Darren Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This anthology has humor, wit, and creativity. The THOUGHTS ABOUT were a nice touch. Can't say I loved every writer but there were some treasures: Pornocupia by Howie Good, iWorld by Donna Hawks, and Joggers by Rebecca Halton were some of my favorite poems. Overall a really good collection that kept my interest.

[Mike Algera · Rating 4 out of 5]

I contributed two poems to this collection, henceforth I may be unbiased to my rating. However, the quality of work lives up to the hype: work that is ambitious and not afraid to undress its symbolism. Expect no fluff here.

[Ted Bussy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm in this book so I'm a little biased. Although there's a lot of other great poems in here too. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read some good indie poetry.

[Shannon Lyndsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think the collection does what it says, it give you unpretentious poetry from some really good writers. Worth a read if you want to see what's new in the poetry world.