The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands is a collection of poetry by Nick Flynn, © Graywolf Press 2011
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You said no apocalypse. “Captain asks…” is quite apocalyptic. 😦 At least to me.
Hi Katie – This was a beautiful, articulate, moving review. That is characteristic of you, but I especially felt it this morning as I listened. I find myself thinking, “is there some way she is READING this?” Maybe the videographer has a portable tele-prompter. You speak so fluently. Thanks for including poetry!
How I could I NOT include poetry? 😉 Captain Asks is a really moving collection. Thanks for your wonderful comments!!
Nice chair 🙂 Also, I love the title of this book.
Dude, it is SUCH a great title. I almost scanned it for the benefit of our viewers just to emphasize how metrically pleasing it is…but there’s no need to get technical. You can tell by how satisfying it is to say.