American Bug

by Nick Ulanowski, Deirdre Roberts (Foreword), Jorge Santiago (Cover)

American Bug is a second poetry collection by Nick Ulanowski. The author of "As the Moonlight Shines" has risen from the ashes of the despair and grief he wrote about in his first book of poetry. And he's back at it again, this time with rhymes and imagery about American culture and its failings. Nothing is sacred on the pages of "American Bug". Whether it's tales about white flight, sex work, revolutionary organizing, corporate downsizing, online trolls or police brutality, it's all here. Because the stories of the underdog will be heard.

72 pages, Paperback

Published September 14, 2021

About the author

Nick Ulanowski is a journalist, a poet, a novelist and the owner of Starving Author Press. "Massacre at the Comic Shop" is his fourth book, but it won't be his last. His previous works include "As the Moonlight Shines," "American Bug" and "Diesel Doctrine and the Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires." Nick strongly believes in the power of words and hopes that his will continue to speak truth to power.

Reviews

[Ash Danley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a raw and realistic take on the America we live in in 2022. The prose in this book could inspire riots but also reflection. Love how the author reminds the reader how we're all fighting the same fights, and the need to help one other in the end to overcome the unrelenting fascism we face far too often. This book makes you want to keep fighting!

[Michael Whalen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite verse:

“It'll be okay, it'll be alright”

from Hope for the Cycle