Talking about Movies with Jesus: Poems (Southern Messenger Poets) Paperback – February 2, 2011

It seems like a thousand movies have been described as "a wild romp", but this book actually does feel like a wild romp. (And I do feel British, and I do like my commas outside of the quotation marks, BTW.) This book is interesting because it's peppered with culture, rock concerts, pathos, and most importantly, humor. Little slivers of a life lived made me feel like I was was dropped right down in the middle of the action--whether a concert or a vacation in Italy. Very visual--it will make you feel like a hidden camera. Recommended for smiles.Phoebe Wilcox[...]

David Kirby has pierced my heart, mind, and funny bone once again. "Talking About Movies with Jesus" is a great poetic roller coaster ride.From "fat babies" to "have-a-go pensioners," his poems have dark tunnels with strange turns and dramatic upswings. It's fun, for example, to be disappointed in Van Morrison only to find that you, too, would have enjoyed being surprised by his intrusion upon your dreams as the au pair was in "The Have-a-Go Pensioner." And they're all true stories.I especially enjoyed indirectly being called a "scofflaw, scapegrace, Voltaire-kissing atheist" in the poem, "Explaining Gods and Millionaires." I'll wear that title proudly. This poem was one of my favorites as it painfully points out the agony and the ecstasy of religiosity. Lovely churches, amazing art, but stupid, and sometimes dangerous, rules.After reading any of Kirby's collections, I feel as if I've just returned from a well earned vacation.