What to Do If You're Buried Alive

In his latest collection of poems, What To Do If You're Buried Alive, Michael Meyerhofer's narrative verse is tight and full of torque: storytelling in the vein of Richard Hugo, humor in the likes of Ron Padgett, absurdity a little like Stephen Dobyns and surrealism much like the dearly missed Tomaz Salamun. And this collection is huge! 130+ pages of the type of poems you can recite to a buddy at a bar without your buddy having any clue that you are speaking a poem aloud. This is the type of book for short story fans who want to explore the world of poetry while bypassing confusion, trickery, the diction of Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus and other poetic pollutants that interfere with one's reading pleasure. If you're seeking poetry you can feel you are a part of, know where you're at in, and have a friend in the narrator, then this is the book for you! As poet George Bilgere puts it: "Meyerhofer sings in a pure American tenor, his voice haunted by late night diners, small town heartbreak, and somehow, out there in the desolate vastness of the heartland, a flash of humor and a sweet glimmer of hope."