Full Length Book of Poetry Tohm Bakelas is the current day Villon or Roberto Duran: his poems tell of damaged, damned dangerous souls, of lost romance, the beautiful encompassing mystery of nature: the poems hit hard make no mistake: poems of the everyday ordinary become suddenly illuminated, become fresh and engaging, poems such as "Lowell, Massachusetts" "Sometimes the Wards is Safer" "Sunset Eyes" "Moab" the Excellent "funeral home memories" and the brilliant "the woman in the car behind me" and "The Crows on Richards Ave" leave the reader knowing that this is a poet who has gone many round with this life, he's hit the canvas a number of times but he has the strength and intelligence to get back onto his feet and offer the world this outstanding collection.