James Lauria

Musings of the Mad Poet from Poetria James Lauria

In this third book of the "Poetria" trilogy, the author gives way to his alter-ego, "Alter", from the p. u. (parallel universe) who delivers a course in p. u. astrology, i.e. "The Signs of The Fortune Cookiac", a useful guide to the constellations in the p.u., followed by an even more helpful essay, "How To Tell If A Poet Is Mad", then thirty-one synopses to thirty-one poems of the Madman, each sandwiching in a view from the Port window of the author's homemade spacecraft, the breathtaking S. S. Galactophonema. The thirty-one poems range (or better said, "de-range") from the circus sideshow subculture, to the Blind Nudists Conventions, Papal audience precautions at the Vatican, and a creative Will & Last Testament that could postpone dying. The "Musings" consist of all the above, and are preceded by the author's remorseful discovery on the book's dedication page, that he is a Twentyfirst Century "decadent" as defined therein, and wherein he implicates his p.u. ego. Obviously, this is the lot and fate of close association with people, i.e. Poetrians. Does such a condition end with a trilogy? It's doubtful, but really, only time will tell, yes?