Cockroaches and Geese

By Anthony ILacqua

A poetry collection. The three parts of this slim volume are geographically centered in New Orleans, Denver and Tucson. Many of these pieces have a narrative that make each of the three parts unique in mood and still hold the piece together as a whole. Cockroaches and Geese is transience, decadence and alienation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Anthony ILacqua
• Release date: Sep 27, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311963581

Anthony ILacqua

Anthony ILacqua, although born in Castro Valley, California has called places like Tucson, AZ, Portland, OR and Denver, CO home. He holds a Master of Fine Arts of writing at Goddard College. He is a professional writer striving for continual improvement in his work by use of all educational opportunities, and persistent pursuit of publications. He co-founded Umbrella Factory Magazine where he works as the editor in chief. Anthony ILacqua's official statement: "As a writer it's about getting it gone. It's about doing it. It's about finally finishing that sentence or even finishing that novel. Just to have work, well, that's great. I've talked to people who want to be writers. I don't really understand that, but okay, I do like to talk about writing. They ask me, me of all people, how to be good writers. You can't be a good writer, no one can. You put the pen to the paper or the fingers to the keys and go. You do. You write and then write some more and eventually something good will come out of it. It gets easier, and it becomes that institution you get chained to. If you have to be changed to an institution, shouldn't it be of your own creation? So how is it done? Well, commit to it. Make unrealistic goals and stressful deadlines. It seems to work for me. Drink plenty of coffee. Get into a routine. Go. Go. Go. If you put your mind to it, you can do anything. And eventually, if you can meet all of your deadlines, then you'll hopefully collect a paycheck. If your mom is anything like mine, add a zero to the end of it."

Book preview

Cockroaches and Geese

It's the ferocious animals

we want as spirits guides

bears and lions and eagles

but the best spirit guides

are often small

cockroaches and geese

one tells us to purge

the other to persevere

Cockroaches and Geese

Poems

by Anthony ILacqua

The poems in this volume were originally part of The Sophia Ballou Project. A special thanks to Melanie Whithaus who helped with the making of this volume and helped pioneer the Writers Co-op at Umbrella Factory Magazine.

Copyright Anthony ILacqua 2015

Contents:

Part One: New Orleans

Taxidermy Daydreams

Dirty Clouds

Midday Merideth Blues

Lavender and Oceans

Buckets of Rum on Poydras Street

Another Night

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