The Story of the Milkman and Other Poems

Alan Walowitz's poetry can provoke out-loud laughter and pensive melancholy; better still he can even do both in the same poem. He has a particular talent for reconstructing recollections quietly showing us what is moving about them and why as in this volume's splendid title poem. ~ Robert Wexelblatt author of 'The Posthumous Papers of Sidney Fein' What I love about Alan Walowitz's poems is the very relatable way in which he captures so many of life's important moments with astute observation wry humor and empathy. He has a distinctive voice which infiltrates my synapses and resonates with my heart. ~ Betsy Mars author of 'Alinea' Alan Walowitz is neither withholding nor unnecessarily oblique. And then there's the welcome wit as he juggles the sometimes Jewish-blues in deft narratives that never cease to surprise. In his refusal to claim wisdom he is wise. And oh so rare to turn a breath into a gasp. ~ Estha Weiner author of 'at the last minute'