{"product_id":"complete-poems-1985-2025-9798244707670","title":"Complete Poems: 1985 - 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sean Rima\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike his literary hero, Walt Whitman, poet Sean Rima has been editing and revising a single work of poetry for most of his adult life. Self-published under half a dozen titles over a period spanning four decades, early versions were produced on Xerox machines at various jobs along the way. He released his first publish-on-demand version in 2009, called \"Wild West Show,\" out of Austin, Texas. This final version, entitled simply \"Complete Poems, '\" is the author's preferred edition. \"All I ever wanted was to leave behind me one decent book of poems,\" Rima has said, \"and 'Complete' is about as close to that original idea as I can get. I think it's a beautiful damn book. Whether anyone ever reads it or not is irrelevant...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDealing with personal issues such as alcoholism, addiction, divorce, parenthood, sickness, aging, and the deaths of friends and family, 'Complete Poems' is also a running journal on the poet's reflections concerning world events ranging from 9\/11, to Covid, to the civil unrest of '20 and '25. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaw, gritty, and painfully honest, Sean Rima's 'Complete Poems' tells the story of one man's search for meaning in an ever-evolving America, and \"all the weird sh*t\" that happened along the way....\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnjoy the ride! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMondo Ganji, friend \u0026amp; collaborator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Sean is my second favorite living poet. The first is Billy Joe Shaver.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKinky Friedman, 2012.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47887674048663,"sku":"9798244707670","price":2867.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798244707670.webp?v=1781160601","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/complete-poems-1985-2025-9798244707670","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}