A Change In The Weather

by Ron Kolm

A new collection of poems by Ron Kolm. “A born storyteller, documentarian and wild soul, Ron Kolm brings all the insight of a keen observer of life, whether it is in New York City, the Pennsylvania landscape of his youth, or the scenarios in fictionalized collage poems culled from photographs and letters. Kolm embraces the world around the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly.” --John J. Trause, author of Picture For Your Eyes and Ears, Exercises in High Treason, Seriously Serial, and Eye Candy for Andy. “Open these pages and join Ron Kolm, arch-denizen of New York City, as he picks his way through the lethal and potentially surreal. In Kolm’s world, dada is a verb and anything is possible in the mope-eyed bookstores and dystopic subway darknesses he traverses. Expect the unexpected. Charles Bukowski throws shade on Velvet Underground. James Joyce makes late-night calls from the dead zone. Andy Warhol is reincarnated as a potato chip. Ladies and gentleman, this is the full affliction.” --George Wallace, author of Poppin Johnny and Who’s Handling Your Aubergines, and Great Weather for Media editor and spoken word reading series host.

44 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 16, 2017

About the author

Ron Kolm is an American poet, editor, activist and bookseller, based in New York City. Kolm came to New York in 1970 and got a job at the Strand bookstore, where he worked with Tom Verlaine and Patti Smith

Reviews

[Amy Barone · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ron Kolm is a consummate storyteller

[Greg Masters · Rating 4 out of 5]

I understand and therefore I like. The majority of these poems narrate first-person anecdotes with a haiku-like impact in simple, lovely and elegant lines.

[Kate Ly Johnston · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read, very short and not too heavy