About the Book

    Notes from Oblivion will appeal to an adult readership that enjoys hard-hitting, thought-provoking poetry. Themes explored include unsophisticated populism, media saturation, freedom and censorship, isolation, and the angst of love. They are written in classic lyric style with an emphasis on rhythm and look at modern life from unexpected and sometimes humorous perspectives. Each poem is accompanied by a full color image.

    The Poems

1. Loitering in Limbo
2. At the Parasite’s
3. Observation
4. Contemplating Flotsam
5. Another Token for My Chain
6. The Beckoning Dumpster
7. We Are the Blockheads
8. The Debutante
9. Systems
10. I, Monk
11. The Beat of Life Goes On
12. Mao Would Be Proud
13. Giraffes
14. Beyond the Softest Touch
15. Not We, But Me
16. Fragments
17. The Cripple’s Experience
18. Neo-Bolsheviks in Africa
19. I Still Put Another Log atop the Fire
20. Uncommitted Me, Uncommitted You
21. On Guard!
22. May They Forever Frolic
23. Timecard
    
24. My Girlfriend?
25. You Need a Heart to See
26. Literary Goons
    

 Notes from Oblivion has been published and is now available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Indigo. The best price is at the Friesen online bookstore, although shipping is longer. I am thrilled and look forward to discussing the collection with you. I have a blog, garyrussopoet, and am currently posting on Mondays

About the Author

     I am a retired chef living in Courtenay, BC and Notes from Oblivion is my first published work. Toronto is my hometown, where I lived from 1956-1990. I attended the University of Toronto in the program Russian and Eastern European studies, and obtained a minor degree in Russian Language. I then set out on a 23-year adventure working as a chef in Russia and Ukraine. I play guitar and am a singer-songwriter. I am currently working on some "culinary poems", the subject being canapes.

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