E. I. Wong

I got a copy of this book without really knowing anything about the poet or his work. I finished the book feeling like I might know a little more about Wong and have a good feel for his work. With the subtitle “An Introduction to E.I. Wong” I guess the book accomplished it’s goal.

Within Poet Robot are three separate collections: 1) A Narcissist Writes Letters, to Himself, 2) The Second Person, and 3) (Most of) Tin Lion or, the badge of heartless cowards. Each of these collections showcase a different style of writing. Unifying all three is humor. The humor may not be to everyone’s liking, but I feel that with Wong’s sense of humor, as long as you’re open to feeling a little uncomfortable at times, it’s enjoyable. I think it means to push buttons, but all in good fun.

Overall this is a quick read and somewhat out of my comfort zone even within the wild west of poetry (especially The Second Person written in…well, you guessed it: the second person POV). I enjoyed it. I think Wong has a talent for saying whatever he wants, that I admire. I’d be open to reading more of his work in the future, that’s for sure.… (plus d'informations)

Before i received this book there was a warning that it was purely for fun and good humor. That said, it was great in the fact it definitely made me laugh! It also made me cringe at the way he was able to describe things that honestly were a little brutal. Not in the sense that it was badly done, but that he was able to put these plans,or dialogue into a way that was very easy to believe. I almost felt like i was reading the writings of someone i might see featured in the news years down the road for some very weird and violent crime. But having said all of that it was definitely a pleasure to have read even the things that made me cringe.… (plus d'informations)