The zoo falls under animal control as some break out and hunt the others. No tourists tapped/ At the glass, grackled, squawked, mimicked the birds./ And we were never fed.” Tension grows amongst the four trapped birds. The narrator, a captive turkey vulture, observes that “No one came to work./ The gates were not unchained. The first in a series, this book continues a rich history of fiction about the end of the world, renews an ancient tradition of long-form narrative poetry, and rides the leading edge of the electronic book revolution. As part of Spokane’s “Get Lit” festival, Auntie’s Bookstore is hosting an open reading for local writers from 1-3 pm, Sunday April 17th, during which the author will read a sample of his poem. ApPRLog - Spokane, WA - Eighty Six the Poet announced his one-thousand line novel-in-verse about a zoo on the day no keepers and no tourists showed up is available for sale at for $3.99.
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