On October 17th, Six Ft. Swells Press will release the next book in its acclaimed Top Shelf Poetry Series, Hell and High Water by Wolfgang Carstens. No matter how high the water mama or how hot the heat this book will kick the poetry world up a notch. Carstens offers a savage look into the essential life concepts of love, commitment, obligations, creativity, responsibilities, fatherhood, regret and the matrimonial benefits of good tequila. Hell and High Water, is about maintaining the wildness among minivans, mortgages and matrimony.
Wolfgang Carstens lives in Canada with his wife, five kids, grandson, dog, mortgage and death. His poetry is printed on the backs of paid bills. More information at http://www.wolfgangcarstens.com.
Order details to follow.
the human animal
possesses
an uncanny ability
to justify any action
after the fact:
if the devil didn’t make us do it,
we were drunk,
stoned
or temporarily
insane.
when all else fails
we blame it
on love.
Todd Cirillo
Julie Valin
Matt Amott
After Hours Poetry 