This Poem Drank the Wine: and Other Selected Works

This Poem Drank the Wine is the second collection of poetry by Ian Uriel Girdley, following Collecting the Girl (2013). The poems and flash fiction in this collection span thirteen years of the author's career as an underground poet. While the page count is just over one hundred, the content has a more epic feel, showing the array of styles, subject matter, and interpretations of which the author is capable. Not only does the poet stretch the collections tone from humorous to tragic, from sweet to vulgar, he even pushes the boundaries of poetic form and the relationship of a title to its poem. The poet allows us to delve into his mind to see our world in a different light, and even invites us to accompany him into back alleys, dive bars, and drunken oblivion. The autobiographical portions of the collection are why Girdley certainly deserves his literary alias as the Whiskey Poet.

Author: Kristin Collins

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Dec 09, 2014

Number of Pages: 120 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1505414849

ISBN-13: 9781505414844