The Asthmatic Glassblower and Other Poems

Billeh Nickerson is a poet for our times – a witty, urbane chronicler of life through lavender-colored glasses. His poems, full of astonishing pleasures, speak to the wonders of the world: about the push of knowing you’re different and the pull of wanting to belong . He professes his unrequited love for Wayne Gretzky and his admiration for Velma, the unsung bespectacled heroine of Scooby Doo ( It must have been difficult to be … the token smart chick with glasses ), and explores the tragicomic dynamics of the seminal 70s sitcom Three’s Company ( Larry wouldn’t talk about it / the time he and Janet and Jack / drank too much, found themselves / in the same bed together – / his hands on Janet’s hips / his lips pressed against Jack ).

Billeh Nickerson proves that a good poem is not hard to find.