Expecting Rain

by Michael Madsen, Michael P. Naughton (Editor), Jerry Hopkins (Introduction)

Michael Madsen has been gaining ground since 2005 as a true rebel poet in the style of the classic beats and Charles Bukowski. His books have been an international success. Expecting Rain is his forthcoming work once again blending poetry and original photography and classic, never before seen, images from Michael Madsen's films. This book will be dedicated to the late and iconic Dennis Hopper. Intro by Jerry Hopkins. Jerry Hopkins is an American author and journalist. He is best known as the co-author (with Danny Sugerman) of No One Here Gets Out Alive (1980), the definitive biography of Jim Morrison of The Doors, which was a key source for Oliver Stone's film about the band. He has written nearly 30 books about music, food and travel, including three volumes on Elvis Presley. He has also written for Rolling Stone (where he was a contributing editor for 20 years), The Village Voice, GQ and numerous other publications. His most recent book as of December 2007 is an oral history of Don Ho. Since the early 1990s he has lived in Thailand.

120 pages, Paperback

First published October 18, 2013

About the author

Michael Søren Madsen was an American actor. In addition to his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—Reservoir Dogs (1992), Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004), The Hateful Eight (2015), and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)—he was known for his appearances in films including WarGames (1983), The Natural (1984), The Doors (1991), Thelma & Louise (1991), Free Willy (1993), Species (1995), Donnie Brasco (1997), Die Another Day (2002), Sin City (2005), and Scary Movie 4 (2006). He played voice roles in various video games like Grand Theft Auto III (2001), Narc (2005), the Dishonored series (2012–2017), and Crime Boss: Rockay City (2023). Madsen had seven children including actor Christian Madsen.

Reviews

[Michael Naughton · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of Michael Madsen's best books of poetry.

[Christine Bode · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Michael Madsen's poetry and that's no secret. This book is probably his best single volume of poetry yet!