The View from the Curb

<p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The View from the Curb</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> Jacob M. Appel's second collection of poems draws upon the author's experiences as a psychiatrist ethicist and historian to offer a nuanced reflection on a suburban childhood under the shadow of his grandfather's youth in pre-war Europe. Drawing on comedic devices to cope with tragic events Appel blends formal meter with novel structures to create a distinctive voice and style uniquely suited to the odd yet familiar universe in which he lives. </span></p>