Title: Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot
Author: V.C. McCabe
Paperback: 102 pages
Publisher: Vegetarian Alcoholic Press (September 24, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1733848363
ISBN-13: 978-1733848367
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot examines rural life amid environmental destruction. Picnics, potlucks, nature, and other comforts of country living are juxtaposed with poverty, domestic violence, the opioid epidemic, death, chemical spills, and a barrage of natural disasters born of climate change. These poems delve into the devastating loss of community and the feeling of being homesick for a home that no longer exists.
Review: Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot by V.C. McCabe
If you come here frequently what I am about to write will come as no surprise.
" I read a lot of poetry."
Yes, I proudly admit I read and purchase a lot of books on poetry and was pleasantly surprised to see a request to review Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot by Appalachian poet V.C. McCabe.
This book covers environmental destruction.
We find chemical spills, floods, tornadoes, and the like.
And while there are many poems that point to rural life in this book. The Stone Age which was written after the Mid-Atlantic Derecho, June 2012, truly spoke to me as it was one of the most destructive and deadly fast-moving severe thunderstorm complexes around here.
I recall watching trees being uprooted, and buildings being destroyed, and intently listening to reports from first responders who were entering locations many others were fleeing.
Today, I'm sitting next to our fireplace, while looking out the window, at the snow softly falling. I'm thankful I have somewhere warm to relax and kick up my feet.
Here, I cuddle up in my chair with this book.
It feels like winter and the winter solstice is still 5 days away. I find I'm already anxiously awaiting the dawn of spring which is mentioned in the poem Hibernation.
I received a copy of this memorable book from the author for an honest review.
Poet's Bio:
https://vcmccabe.wordpress.com/