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Books
· Cinema Stanzas Two: Poet Laureate of the Movies

· Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies

· The Reel Deal: Writing about Movies

· Susan Sarandon: A True Maverick

· Confessions of a Movie Addict


Short Stories
· Call 911!

· A Very Short Story

· The Ruby Slippers Caper


Articles
· My Ten Favorite Movies of 2024

· Paris Christmas Waltz Review and Film Poem

· The Fabulous Four

· Twisters Review and Film Poem

· A Family Affair Review and Film Poem

· Jim Henson: Idea Man Review and Film Poem

· The Fall Guy Review and Film Poem

· Tony Shalhoub and Monk

· The Beekeeper Review and Film Poem

· The Beekeeper Review and Film Poem


Poetry
· Maria Film Poem

· Wicked, A Short Film Poem

· Inside the Mind of a Dog Film Poem

· Ode to Simone Biles

· Faye Dunaway Film Poem

· Remembering Gene Wilder

· On Being 93

· My Sister's Birthday Poem (85 Years)

· The Holdovers Film Poem

· Oscar Best Pictures of 2023

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News
· Cinema Stanzas: Rhyming About Movies Now in Paperback

· Cinema Stanzas Two Now in Paperback

· Cinema Stanzas Two Wins Poetry Award

· First Place for Cake: A Love Story!

· Cinema Stanzas Poetry Award

· The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Then and Now

· Debbie Reynolds in the Spotlight

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A Compelling Novel

by Betty Jo Tucker — Read all 96 poems by Betty Jo Tucker

This compelling first novel by Denise Cassino motivated me to write the review poem below.

Monday, May 9, 2022


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Bobby Truax loses his cool

and gets in trouble like a fool.

With IRS he holds a grudge.

         From those bad thoughts he will not budge

 

A Vietnam Vet, he also thinks

our government really stinks.

He looks for UFOs and beams

his flashlight to the skies as streams.

 

A mountain man, he loves his guns.

Company? He usually shuns.

  Author Cassino captures him

in her novel that’s more than grim.

 

But once you start, you cannot stop.

If it was a film eyes would pop!

Detailed characters, scenery 

 made everything seem real to me.

  



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Reviewed by Diana Wiles
Reviewed on May 13, 2022
Sounds like a good read!
You give us a good taste of what to expect…

Diana…🍃

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on May 10, 2022
And that is more more the archetype of Vietnam veteran. Suffering PTSD and alienated. Living alone both to get away from other people and because of unsociable behavior. Thinking that the government is plotting against him and everyone and following wild, outrageous rumors.

I believe your poem encapsulates the book and the author very well. Perhaps it will become a movie where I will see it before I read it. ;-)

Ron


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