Vicious Romantic
Wrath James White
Published by Needfire Poetry
~An imprint of Belfire Press~
Box 295
Miami, MB
R0G 1H0
Copyright © 2010 Wrath James White
Edited by Rich Ristow
Cover & Interior Art by Bob Freeman
Interior Design by Jodi Lee
ISBN: 978-1-926912-29-5
Kindle Ebook/Digital Download
A catalogue record for this title is available from the
National Library of Canada.
This collection of poetry are works of fiction. Any resemblance to place, person or event is strictly coincidental.
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Amazon.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.
Belfire Press – http://www.belfirepress.com
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Also By Wrath James White
Teratologist (with Edward Lee) - 2002 Medium Rare Books
Poisoning Eros (with Monica O’Rourke) - 2003
Succulent Prey - 2005 Bloodletting Books
The Book of A Thousand Sins - 2005 Two-Backed Books
His Pain - 2007 Delirium Books
Hero (with J.F. Gonzalez) - 2008 Bloodletting Books
Orgy of Souls (with Maurice Boaddus) - 2008 Apex Books
Sloppy Seconds - 2008 Skullvines Press
Succulent Prey - 2008 Leisure Books
Population Zero - 2008 by Cargo Cult Books
The Resurrectionist - 2009 Leisure Books
Yaccub’s Curse - 2009 Necro Books
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Acknowledgements
Special Thanks to Rich Ristow for having the vision to see this thing through all the obstacles and setbacks from start to finish. To Linda Addison, Tom Piccirilli and Rain Graves for keeping verse alive in the genre for all of these years and reawakening my own love of poetry. To Ted Hechtman for making me believe in the power of poetry ( I will never forget those nights sipping champagne and reading aloud the latest products of the muse.) And to Monica O'Rourke, Maurice Broaddus, and Brian Keene for things too numerous to mention. A very special thanks to my wife, Christie, for always being there to read my work and support even my craziest ideas.
Dedication
To Mom.
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About the Poet
Wrath James White is a former World Class Heavyweight Kickboxer, a professional Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts trainer, distance runner, performance artist, and former street brawler, who is now known for creating some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print.
Wrath’s two most recent novels are The Resurrectionist and Yaccub’s Curse . He is also the author of Succulent Prey, The Book of a Thousand Sins, His Pain, and Population Zero. He is the co-author of Teratologist with the king of extreme horror, Edward Lee, Orgy of Souls co-written with Maurice Broaddus, Hero co-written with J.F. Gonzalez, and Poisoning Eros co-written with Monica J. O'Rourke.
Wrath lives and works in Austin, Texas with his two daughters, Isis and Nala, his son Sultan and his wife Christie.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
A Note on Poetic White Space
A Note From the Publisher
Necropolis
House of Murderers
Sijo (1)
Not His Mother
The Wind Over The Water
Forgiveness
Sijo (2)
Trinkets
The Cycle of Victims
A Teen Mother’s Sorrow
Consumption
Wendigo
This Old House of Pain and Woe
The Rapturous Scent of Meat
Hunter’s Moon
Alpha and Omega
Just Like Whores
Vicious Romantic
* * * *
Introduction
To explain this collection, I need to explain a little about myself. To many people, even those who know me best, I am an enigma, a collection of incongruent parts that make no sense when assembled but still manage somehow to function in concert. I am a kid who grew up fighting on the streets of Philadelphia, a kickboxer and boxer who reads and writes horror fiction, philosophy, and poetry, and a hardworking family man who
Wrath James White
Published by Needfire Poetry
~An imprint of Belfire Press~
Box 295
Miami, MB
R0G 1H0
Copyright © 2010 Wrath James White
Edited by Rich Ristow
Cover & Interior Art by Bob Freeman
Interior Design by Jodi Lee
ISBN: 978-1-926912-29-5
Kindle Ebook/Digital Download
A catalogue record for this title is available from the
National Library of Canada.
This collection of poetry are works of fiction. Any resemblance to place, person or event is strictly coincidental.
This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Amazon.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of these authors.
Belfire Press – http://www.belfirepress.com
* * * *
Also By Wrath James White
Teratologist (with Edward Lee) - 2002 Medium Rare Books
Poisoning Eros (with Monica O’Rourke) - 2003
Succulent Prey - 2005 Bloodletting Books
The Book of A Thousand Sins - 2005 Two-Backed Books
His Pain - 2007 Delirium Books
Hero (with J.F. Gonzalez) - 2008 Bloodletting Books
Orgy of Souls (with Maurice Boaddus) - 2008 Apex Books
Sloppy Seconds - 2008 Skullvines Press
Succulent Prey - 2008 Leisure Books
Population Zero - 2008 by Cargo Cult Books
The Resurrectionist - 2009 Leisure Books
Yaccub’s Curse - 2009 Necro Books
* * * *
Acknowledgements
Special Thanks to Rich Ristow for having the vision to see this thing through all the obstacles and setbacks from start to finish. To Linda Addison, Tom Piccirilli and Rain Graves for keeping verse alive in the genre for all of these years and reawakening my own love of poetry. To Ted Hechtman for making me believe in the power of poetry ( I will never forget those nights sipping champagne and reading aloud the latest products of the muse.) And to Monica O'Rourke, Maurice Broaddus, and Brian Keene for things too numerous to mention. A very special thanks to my wife, Christie, for always being there to read my work and support even my craziest ideas.
Dedication
To Mom.
* * * *
About the Poet
Wrath James White is a former World Class Heavyweight Kickboxer, a professional Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts trainer, distance runner, performance artist, and former street brawler, who is now known for creating some of the most disturbing works of fiction in print.
Wrath’s two most recent novels are The Resurrectionist and Yaccub’s Curse . He is also the author of Succulent Prey, The Book of a Thousand Sins, His Pain, and Population Zero. He is the co-author of Teratologist with the king of extreme horror, Edward Lee, Orgy of Souls co-written with Maurice Broaddus, Hero co-written with J.F. Gonzalez, and Poisoning Eros co-written with Monica J. O'Rourke.
Wrath lives and works in Austin, Texas with his two daughters, Isis and Nala, his son Sultan and his wife Christie.
* * * *
Table of Contents
Introduction
A Note on Poetic White Space
A Note From the Publisher
Necropolis
House of Murderers
Sijo (1)
Not His Mother
The Wind Over The Water
Forgiveness
Sijo (2)
Trinkets
The Cycle of Victims
A Teen Mother’s Sorrow
Consumption
Wendigo
This Old House of Pain and Woe
The Rapturous Scent of Meat
Hunter’s Moon
Alpha and Omega
Just Like Whores
Vicious Romantic
* * * *
Introduction
To explain this collection, I need to explain a little about myself. To many people, even those who know me best, I am an enigma, a collection of incongruent parts that make no sense when assembled but still manage somehow to function in concert. I am a kid who grew up fighting on the streets of Philadelphia, a kickboxer and boxer who reads and writes horror fiction, philosophy, and poetry, and a hardworking family man who
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