A POKE IN THE THIRD EYE IBD

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In this collection of almost two hundred poems that stick the knife in - but the knife tickles and makes you laugh, Sam captures the modern world in the most vivid colours.áPoking and prodding at the minutiae of daily life with a chewed brush and painting with words that highlight their more curious aspects, these are pictures you wonâÇÖt soon forget.In the first few dozen pages, our man has covered litter, unboxing videos, spousal abuse, body art, the environment, the rat race, pornography, the digital world and more. ItâÇÖs a swerving, swooping, doingâÇÈaâÇÈwheelieâÇÈonâÇÈaâÇÈRaleighâÇÈchopper ride through the world of Sam MarshâÇÖs mind and the stabilisers are off! Sam Marsh doesnâÇÖt go with the flow. He is his own flow. His work is a secret treat for the initiated and a sparkling future discovery for those with the will to dig for such prizes. ItâÇÖs not for everyone, but what is thatâÇÖs really worth the effort? HeâÇÖs a punk, a musician, a poet and a Buddhist and sees no conflict in this whatsoever.áPoems that stick the knife in - but the knife tickles and makes you laugh.About the authorAs a child Sam was obsessed with music and drumming. As a teenager he wanted to be a famous rock musician. He pursued that for a while, with some success in a band called âÇÖJacobâÇÖs MouseâÇÖ but decided to do something less selfish with his life and became a mental health worker, which he did for the next twenty years or so.áThen Sam met a bloke who had lived in a Buddhist monastery and they discussed the deep stuff, like âÇÖwhat is life all about?âÇÖ Sam started meditating and investigating Eastern spiritual traditions, and soon he started writing.SamâÇÖs first book was the enlightening âÇÖWisdom of the Punk BuddhaâÇÖ and his new book, âÇÖA Poke in the Third EyeâÇÖ, follows on from that in the same superbly heartfelt and honest style.Sam lives in Suffolk with his wife Rachel and their troublesome cats, where this good-hearted bookworm of a punk-rocker tries to remain calm and thoughtful.