A Dozen Lemons In Autotropolis, a Pudding House chapbook of poems by John Flynn

 

Originally published by Pudding House in paper, this chapbook is now available as an E-book. 

You can find it here on Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dozen-Lemons-Autotropolis-John-Flynn-ebook/dp/B00GGS6NII

Her at Smashwords: : https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/374985

Here at Barnes and Noble UK: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-dozen-lemons-in-autotropolis-john-michael-flynn/1143394365

Here below is a review of the chapbook written by Doug Holder

This poetry collection brings to mind Nathanael West's novella Day of the Locust. It examines

the sun-baked denizens of Hollywood with all their posturing, their sound and fury--all amounting to

nothing. This is a world of sad ciphers; ready to make a deal, do lunch, and who never really connect to

anything remotely human. Flynn writes with humor, irony and empathy about this strange milieu. Here

is a right-on description of some trendoid Hollywood types making the scene:

"That retro futurist wearing a monocle in the third row,

craves second order recycling for Navy Ships...

Techno. The new pretentiousness. So slyly aloof, we are,

So afraid. Plasticene irony dot com.

I caught it all on film and then film became obsolete." ( Electro Theatre)

In the poem "Three Portraits From The Elevator At The Getty Museum," Flynn literally uses the

elevator at this tony museum to examine several archetypes in this surreal milieu. Here are classic

Hollywood bohemians, making the scene in the art world with skateboarder garb:

“Art makes people sad,

he doesn't like that

so in cargo pants tie-dyed shirt and Vans on big feet

he'll skateboard through shining concerns

a billion movies brewing inside

none of them as dumb as art."

You want a generous slice of life from your poetry? Flynn dishes it with this fine collection.

Doug Holder