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The Handyman's Guide to End Times: Poems
First Place Winner of the 2019 International Latino Book Award for Poetry, One Author, in English
In Morales's newest collection, an imagined zombie apocalypse intertwines with personal narrative. From zombie dating to the sin of popcorn ceilings, these poems investigate the nature of impermanence while celebrating the complexities of life.
In Morales's newest collection, an imagined zombie apocalypse intertwines with personal narrative. From zombie dating to the sin of popcorn ceilings, these poems investigate the nature of impermanence while celebrating the complexities of life.
- GenresPoetry
96 pages, Paperback
First published June 13, 2018
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May 12, 2022
A relationship is like renovating a house. But sometimes it's also like a zombie apocalypse. I guess?
October 19, 2024
"I will miss the days of excessive living"
"Either way, I can let you / collapse into the calamities / of beauty, when I don't know / what else to say or when I let myself / swirl into other sensations of you / I'm sorry I couldn't hold on to."
"Even if a good mix wears out with every play, Juan, / we still share the hunger for the next track."
"I'm not afraid to bounce the house awake / in howling tears and / inflict atrocities / on innocent furniture / made of particle board and glue."
"but I felt guilt / killing too much meat to carry / back to my starving family"
"We thought about vengeful deities sending / awesome waves."
"If I survive, I will join / the future of a living hell."
"Maybe it preserves us / as lovers, you and me in a moment of stillness, / all of us wanting to be saved."
"Either way, I can let you / collapse into the calamities / of beauty, when I don't know / what else to say or when I let myself / swirl into other sensations of you / I'm sorry I couldn't hold on to."
"Even if a good mix wears out with every play, Juan, / we still share the hunger for the next track."
"I'm not afraid to bounce the house awake / in howling tears and / inflict atrocities / on innocent furniture / made of particle board and glue."
"but I felt guilt / killing too much meat to carry / back to my starving family"
"We thought about vengeful deities sending / awesome waves."
"If I survive, I will join / the future of a living hell."
"Maybe it preserves us / as lovers, you and me in a moment of stillness, / all of us wanting to be saved."
September 10, 2020
It's hard to overstate the charm of these poems which really are about home maintenance and the zombie Apocalypse -- the world as kind of a horror show entertainment.
My favorite lines come from "Wishes and Dinosaurs". How great is this?
The trilobite always reminded me of a tank
stuck in the mud. I argued the Allosaurus
could take down the Brontosaurus.
Calling the T. rex my favorite felt too easy.
I was sorry the Setgosaurus wasn't as cool
as the Triceratops, that I didn't know the duck-billed
dinosaur's real name. I wish I were different...
My favorite lines come from "Wishes and Dinosaurs". How great is this?
The trilobite always reminded me of a tank
stuck in the mud. I argued the Allosaurus
could take down the Brontosaurus.
Calling the T. rex my favorite felt too easy.
I was sorry the Setgosaurus wasn't as cool
as the Triceratops, that I didn't know the duck-billed
dinosaur's real name. I wish I were different...
August 15, 2020
I need to get back to reading contemporary poetry! Excellent book.
November 30, 2025
Such an inventive and lovely collection.
March 15, 2026
A masterpiece.
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews