Poetry. Audio CD Included. "What a magnificent celebration of existence and self...I was swept along by audacious and delightful leaps of vision and far-ranging connections. Inevitably, there will be comparisons to Whitman and Sandburg...but CHICKEN ON CHURCH goes beyond them in its specificity of human detail, and its tremendous range of reference. I marvel at the discipline in language and form which holds together so deceptively free a work. The comic tone protects the poem from grandiosity, but still, there is something grand here"--Robert Charlton. Jeremy Larner won the Delta Prize for his first novel, Drive, He Said;worked as a speechwriter for Gene McCarthy in his presidential campaign, andwrote a book about it, Nobody Knows; won an Oscar for his originalscreenplay of "The Candidate"...and thinks CHICKEN ON CHURCH & OTHER POEMSis the best work he's ever done.

Jeremy Larner grew up in Indiana, came to New York City at 22, and stayed there throughout the 1960's, writing five books in that period. His first novel, *Drive, He Said*, won the Delta Prize and became an underground classic. As a free-lance journalist, Jeremy published articles, essays and stories in many magazines, including The Paris Review, Harper's and Life, for which he covered the Mexico City Olympics. In 1968, Jeremy became a principal speechwriter for Eugene McCarthy in his campaign for President, and afterwards wrote a book, *Nobody Knows*, about that experience. *Drive, He Said* was made into a movie (directed by Jack NIcholson, who collaborated with Jeremy on the screenplay). In 1973, Jeremy got an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his script of *The Candidate.* In 1987, Jeremy began to write poetry, and the tremendous response to his readings prompted inclusion of a CD in this, his first collection of poems. In 1992, Jeremy moved back to New York City, where he was inspired to write "Chicken on Church." He now lives alone outside of San Francisco, writing poetry, working on his Hollywood novel, and making notes for his memoirs.