Spot of Bleach- Book

Poetry and Prose on the harsher side of life. Joyâ€™s writing voice is powerful. Her provocative style may shock you, amaze you, or enthrall you, but it certainly won't bore you. Joy does what few poets can accomplish. She evokes strong feelings with her penetrating insights into the human condition.
A collection of poetry and prose describing people and relationships, making connections based on insights by recognizing how we blame and learn to absolve ourselves, and most importantly, surviving through resiliency.
JONATHAN LEAF, arts & entertainment editor, New York Press
I have long been an advocate of traditional poetry featuring rhyme and meter. Ms. Leftow's poetry is not this. It is, however, direct and heartfelt. Ms Leftow speaks of real pain and sorrow. Her essay on "Menopause" is frank and without cant. I am grateful for it.

Detailed Summary

If you can handle the depth of soul-transforming emotions, if you can with true Piscean empathy for the walking wounded of teh undergut of the city, then this hard, sensitive book is for you. It's gritty, it's totally honest. And it's my idea of of artistic freedom in and out of forms.
Willard Gellis, Professor & Author

Joy Leftowâ€™s poems are about life, flowing easily from her astute observations of her somewhat non-traditional experiences. Being a social worker, a single parent, and a natural at reading people all prepared her to pursue her passion for writing. Her work is refreshingly unique in that Joy doesnâ€™t write traditional rhyme and meter. Her poetry is lyrical narrative, and each poem is a separate story.
Joyâ€™s writing voice is powerful. Her provocative style may shock you, amaze you, or enthrall you, but it certainly won't bore you. Joy does what few poets can accomplish. She evokes strong feelings with her penetrating insights into the human condition.
Joy has been compared to post-modernists Ginsberg and Sylvia Plath and more recently Hemingway.

Excerpt/Quote From Book

I admit it tho
I wanted to be On The Road
And one day I almost took the
Electric Kool Aid Acid Test
But on that day
I was absent from Life

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