Blunt Force: A collection of poetry(Wordcatcher Modern Poetry)

Forceful and pacy, Blunt Force gathers speed and attacks large, complex issues, growing in anger and momentum as it progresses. In his new work, Gary takes aim at capitalist greed, corporate ruthlessness, and the decay of the American dream. His anger at the morality and hypocrisy of war simmers under the surface of his poetry, the broken system it perpetuates, and the abandonment of the American people by their leaders. Clear and punchy, it is not without a more thoughtful look at the struggles of Nature against Man, a war of another kind. Blunt Force is one man’s protest and makes for a compelling read. Gary Beck is a prolific author and has also written Blossoms of Decay and Expectations with Wordcatcher Publishing. Gary lives in New York.

Table of Contents:
Change of Life Shore Leave 2 Combat Zone 4 Cacophony 5 What Dreams May Come 6 Protest 7 Housing Crisis 8 Urban Asylum 9 Approaching Storm 10 Discharged 11 City Interludes 12 Capitalism Revealed 13 Afghanistan Nightmare 14 Two Questions 15 Alien City 16 Rain Delay 17 Globalism 18 Protest II 19 Choices 20 The Invasion of Afghanistan 21 Moments Remembered 25 Plague 26 Where Tourists Never Go 27 Conflict of Interest 28 Tormented Tibet 29 Undesired Devices 30 Clumsy Giant 31 Genetic Disorder 32 Protest III 33 Unnatural Existence 34 Tour of Duty 35 Warnings 36 September Song 37 Options 38 False Alarm 39 Bitter Lesson 40 Labels 41 Poor Plan 42 Protest IV 43 Fine Feathered Friends 44 Tradition 45 Annual Meeting 46 Viewpoints 47 Aging 48 Climate Change 49 Blind to Decline 50 Protest V 51 Ebbing Force 52 The Fog of War 53 The Enemy is... 54 The Conquest of Iraq 55 Ebb and Flow 57 Seasonal Hope 58 Falling Darkness 59 Protest VI 60 Unready 61 Climate Change II 62 Migration Path 63 Peers 64 Persistent Illusion 65 Foreign Policy 66 What Next? 67 Harsh Selection 68 Protest VII 69 Retention 70 Military Dilemma 71 Old Song 72 Response 73 Fade Out 74 Conflagration 75 Inventive 76 Fringe Benefits 77 Giving 78 Rusting Tools 79 Protest VIII 80 Misled 81 Dimming Dawn 82 Legal Resolution 83 Altered States 84 Fading Dreams 85 Separation 86 Primal Urge 87 Service 88 Disturbance 89 Protest IX 90 Passengers 91 Carbon-Based 92 Pick Up 93 Epilog 94 Gary Beck 96

About the Author :
Gary Beck has spent most of his adult life as a theater director, and as an art dealer when he couldn’t make a living in theater. His original plays and translations of Moliere, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced Off Broadway. His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines. He currently lives in New York City.