EVERYTHING BECOMES A POEM IBD

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Gaynor&rsquo,s poems are expansive, dark, funny, full of the joy of living. His grim acknowledgements of tragic truths are never brooding, while the more seemingly lighthearted verses are deep and honest and real. We are fortunate indeed that, in Gaynor&rsquo,s hands, Everything Becomes a Poem.&rdquo,--John S. Hall, Lyricist / Vocalist, King Missile, Author, Daily NegationsáGaynor writes as wry and grateful survivor, theáappreciation for what&rsquo,s been lost never clouding his love for what remains.áRead carefully, and you will discern life lessons woven through Gaynor&rsquo,s poetry,ásuggestions on how to inhabit the world without doing too much damage toáoneself and others, and what it might mean to live a long and happy life in ouráaddled 21 st Century. And always, throughout these poems, there are eruptions of álaughter in the dark. (&ldquo,After considerable consultation/We have decided/Theácat/Will miss you the most&rdquo,. )áWith this stunning volume, we find ourselves in the hands of a supremelyáaccomplished poet.--Peter M. Stevenson, Journalist, Critic.ááStevenson has worked as an editor atáMen&rsquo,s Journal,áThe New Republic,The New York Observer, andáCondé Nast Traveler. A noted journalist and critic, his work appears in many national publications, includingáThe New Yorker,áEsquire, andáThe New York Times.áGaynor',s extraordinary collection is amazingly accessible, yet subtle, and as concise as haiku. His themes are the ordinary tragedies and triumphs of everyday life. So much is implied, so powerfully, and in fewer words than a prose writer would think possible. Each poem is, in effect, a work of flash fiction, or more accurately flash truth.By making ',everything', become a poem, Gaynor changes the way we see the mundane, revealing the fleeting beauty of each moment, the worth of every being, and the sacred surrounding us.--Marion Stein, Author,áLoisaida &mdash, A New York StoryáReading Gaynor',s poetry is like catching up with an old friend, one who&lsquo,s known you a long time and loves you for all your finer points and flaws. There are confessions and bits of gossip and inside jokes, all of it executed with restraint and a touch of whimsy. --Dan Curley, Associate Professor of Classics, Skidmore Collegeá