The Tao of HB is not is not just another poetry book. it is a book that portrays some very harsh realities in life. The five chapters of The Tao take the reader through a four year period of the author's life while dealing with the calamities of divorce, drug use, gambling addiction, frustration and self discovery. Very upfront and sometimes graphic, these poems are written in an easily understood bootleg form of American poetry.
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Reviews for "The Tao of HB; Philosophy, Drugs, Love, Loss and Pain"
sounds like a good honest book, one thing about the verse curse is that poets have a tendency to spill the beans, i use do mother in law verse until one day i finally figure i was in enough trouble with my wifes family, so now i stay away from this type poetry
Reviewed by john shlag
2/28/2007
I personaly have not read the book, but have however read some of your poetry Mr. Clayton and thought it was outstanding. In saying that I did order the book and will post my coments on this review when I have completed the it.
This book represents a thirty-day period of my poetry journal. Each poem addresses
the dominant thoughts occupying my mind during the early morning hours of a given
day.
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