In their seventh publication (a reproduction of
their first volume of poetry with selected new works),
Antonio Cassone breathes new life into the original work
and shares even more insights about life and paying
tribute to special people in the author's life. The book
covers a wide array of topics. Nature, divas,
friendship, toxic relationships, politics are covered in
this work. Throughout are various selections about
diverse forms of love - being in it, discovering it,
losing it, desiring 'thug' passion and the ecstatic heat
from it, fatal lust and even the death of love itself.
Included is a mini-collection, "The FLIP Series," along
with a few individual ones about a gay man's desire for
a 'straight' or heterosexual man in their life that he
can't 'be with' and the repressed feelings that go with
it - in order to save face and at least have a
friendship. As is custom with Cassone's previous works
there are many tributes. The living tributes are to an
NBA basketball player, a MMA fighter, several legendary
entertainers from Detroit's female impersonation
circuit, a lady who is like a second mother, a couple of
impressive past co-workers, the Performers Awards of
Detroit & Cassone's friend for nearly 30 years, Diva
Kingsley. There are also several tributes to those who
have passed on including friends, parents of friends who
inspired the writer and a "very dear one" with a back
story from the author's blog. Finally, Cassone's
commemorative 9/11 poem, Tears Shrouded in Shards of
Debris, also along with a back story article; a comedic
piece about The Milk Man, contemporary women, a sermon
and a visit to Hell cement the variety of this
collection. It is rounded out with a couple of answers
to where it all comes from (the inspiration) for the
artist. Born and raised in Detroit, now living in Fort
Lauderdale, Cassone brings you this collection of poetic
works as a "heart-piece" from the gracious writer to
you, their ever accepting and growing readership.
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