https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/lightsabers Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:16:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.6 https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/lightsabers#comment-123722 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:00:19 +0000 https://thepoetrybox.com/?post_type=product&p=13276#comment-123722 Having known John closely through the majority of our adult lives, circling around each other just in view but out of reach through our adolescence, sharing many 2am campfires reminding each other that “it’s a festival, not a restival” as we take turns considering retiring to our tent for the night, and a month long drive around the country in a two seater Ford Ranger where we got into our first and only argument in the 10+ years we’ve been close friends, reading these poems was a wonderful reminder that even when life can feel mundane on the surface, it’s up to you to take notice how big of an experience the small things can be. He does an excellent job in “No Lightsabers in the Kitchen” of descriptively decorating how a simple trip to the hardware store can be reflected as one of the moments that makes life so beautiful to live. A wonderful collection of poems to enjoy as a reader but will leave you subconsciously consider writing your own every time you take out the trash.

]]> https://thepoetrybox.com/bookstore/lightsabers#comment-120506 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:53:39 +0000 https://thepoetrybox.com/?post_type=product&p=13276#comment-120506 Having heard John read several times, this collection was not entirely a surprise. Also, being friends on FB you get to know a little about a person. But, to relax with an entire book of his poems was a treat that rivaled hot, black coffee with a slice of cake! I waffled from being the parent to being the child, and back again! I’m disappointed that there isn’t a “Toast Ghost” in my house, although it made me realize I need to write about Mercury, my late cat, who still jumps up onto the bad sometimes. From intimate to ridiculous, John has captured the spirit of poetry!

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