Little Pink Plastic Babies

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Little Pink Plastic Babies</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a bold and unflinching poetry collection that explores the raw edges of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>grief love passion and heartbreak</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> with sharp humor and an unfiltered lens. David Romanda delivers an unforgettable ride through the highs and lows of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>romance relationships desire and longing</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> painting scenes that are at once absurd and deeply human.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>With a voice that's both darkly comic and profoundly tender Romanda's poems capture the awkwardness of intimacy the sting of loss and the reckless beauty of wanting something-or someone-you can never quite have. From the quiet devastation of a breakup to the feverish thrill of newfound attraction these poems strip love down to its bare bones exposing the humor and tragedy woven into every human connection.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Romanda's signature style fuses the offbeat irreverence of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Mad Magazine</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> with the dry wit of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Steven Wright</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> all while channeling the raw streetwise energy of </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Charles Bukowski and the Beats</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>. His work is unapologetically direct cutting through pretension to reveal the messy aching truths of the human heart. Whether he's detailing the absurdity of modern romance or the gut-punch of a love gone sour every piece in </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Little Pink Plastic Babies</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is charged with intensity and wit.</span></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Praise for Little Pink Plastic Babies:</strong></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>David Romanda's zany poems are firmly grounded in Mad Magazine and Steven Wright with more than a dollop of Bukowski and the Beats. He's a master at taking things from bad to worse and I'll bet his readings are a standup comedy laugh fest.</em></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> -Richard Peabody editor </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Gargoyle Magazine</em></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for readers who appreciate poetry that doesn't hold back </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Little Pink Plastic Babies</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is a collection that speaks to anyone who has ever loved recklessly lost tragically or laughed in the face of it all. Romanda's work reminds us that poetry can be as biting as it is beautiful-and that even in our worst moments there's always room for a little dark humor.</span></p><p></p>