Half-Empty Doorways and Other Injuries

<p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Poetry for the dead the dying and the ghosts. 45 illustrated poems collecting the best of Golds' noir poetry from 2020 - 2022. Paper lanterns and petty crime. Whiskey bars and beach confessions. One-night stands and the childhoods that led to cheating self-harm and paranoia. From OCD and grief to benign inspirations like antiseptic cream and call-waiting Stephen J. Golds examines life with a sigh only sometimes wistful. Before an urban Japanese backdrop we ride w/ him amid subway delays and panic attacks careening cars and horror movies.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Foreword by HLR poetry features by BF Jones and David Cramner. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Stephen Golds writes Poetry which is a hell of a lot more than what his more famous contemporaries ever seem to manage. It's honest-to-god poetry as defined by Allan Ginsberg the borderline-insane act of 'making private words public.' In this collection he reveals himself to be a succinct and lyrical teller of truths which itself has become a rare & controversial spectacle recently.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>~Tony O'Neill author of Sick City</span></p>