Read A Poem, Eat A Donut, And Let’s All Get On With It

by Peter Derk

Are these poems? Are they cute little comedy routines, as my mom might put it?
Yes, kinda. Yes to both.

Genres: Poetry

62 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 21, 2022

About the author

Peter Derk doesn't understand why they've never sold a Twix called "Twick" that's just one long bar made of the two bars mashed together.

Reviews

[Peter Derk · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars, 10 out of 10 stars, thumbs all up, whatever number you've got.
Worse to have 1 thumb or three?
These are the questions that reveal who we really are...

[Steve Bal4 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting something new to read from Peter Derk feels a lot like when you stumble upon a $5/10/20 bill just laying on the sidewalk, waiting for your little heart to skip a beat, eyes widen, and hand dart down to grab it, simultaneously. You just can't believe your luck!

Read a Poem, Eat a Donut, And Let's All Get On With It. is some good fun stuff. Almost every "proem" (I'm calling them this because they read more like short anecdotal prose pieces, in the form of poetry) made me chuckle -- out loud. COL
(That's another word I made up, most likely to the author's chagrin...)

Derk owns an irreverent, biting humour, and a quirky sense of observation I just love, and he manages to wring it out of every piece in this little book. "Feeding My Buzz", "Sliced Mayo" (I can't believe this is a real thing!), and "The Pen Chain Question" were standouts, imo. Maybe even life changing?
We'll have to see.

Get back to me in 6 months.

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buy it, read it, eat some fuckin' donuts, y'all!