Under the Influence of Nothingness

Dan Provost is a keen observer jotting down his thoughts in his little notebook documenting the failures of humanity wanting nothing more than to be proven wrong. More importantly he looks inward exploring loneliness depression self-loathing and all the truths that most people dont want to confront. He is not afraid of showing his darkest sides which allows you to trust his narrative and empathize with his plight. I have always admired Dans matter-a-fact style and the way that hidden in the rough landscape of his words you find images to marvel over. -Rebecca Schumejda author of Something Like ForgivenessDan calls his poetry confessions of loneliness and many of the poems lay bare the depression of modern drudgery and hopelessness but its the poems themselves that rise up through the grime the empty bottles the murky waters and they create a footpath. This path is slightly different for each of us and Dans poems lead him out of the darkness and into the dark ever onward. He may call that a struggle but I see strength. I see endurance. I see a man who cannot be broken any further--the ultimate excuse to keep going to keep writing. And for us to keep reading his work. -- James Duncan author of We Are All Terminal But This Exit Is MineDan Provost and I go back a long way and Ive been fortunate enough to see him get to where he is now. I think he would be the first to tell you that his earlier work was deeply influenced by Charles Bukowski and while this latest collection has a similar dark edge Ill say this work is Provost influenced by Provost painful personal the poems here no longer walk a mile in another mans shoes but move forward to create their own path for readers to connect with.--John Dorsey