Peabody is among the finest poets to so astutely capture the American spirit. His use of imagery, metaphor and humor comes together to create a unique and original style, which takes into account everything from The Clash, to postmodern poetry; Jimi Hendrix to W.B. Yeats. He offers readers engaging and thought-provoking poems, which shake the genre and rattle with words. This poet rocks! His poems succinctly capture the fine details and subtle nuances of what it is to be American. The poems in this collection will keep you returning for more and more.-M.L. Liebler Peabody is the founding editor of Gargoyle Magazine and editor of 20+ anthologies. He taught graduate fiction writing at Johns Hopkins for 15 years and is based in Washington DC.