Ambidextrous: A Book of Poems

by R.C. Allen

Poetry. An esteemed literary critic takes on wings in his first book of poetry. "'Writing free verse, '/ Robert Frost famously observed, /is like playing tennis/ with the net down.'/ Then who was his opponent? He left that up in the air, / above their net." From "Make a Lemonade": "Right after WWII/she got married/& settle down to/'Hi, honey, I'm home!'/Eventually/two events took place: Empty Nest, /& Fem Lib./In those days/a Hausfrau had two choices: /hit the road, /or think positive./To be or not to be./These days/she sits at ease/in the backyard/& sips her mellow lemonade."

104 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005