Poetry. These poems speak with a breezy candor and wit--reminiscent of Campbell McGrath's own narrative work. The language is warm and highly accessible, the themes inviting (working for a Long Island escort service, having the great Jackson Pollock reach into his baby crib) and the stories are compelling. These are stories the guy sitting on the next bar stool might tell you if the guy had a poet's gift for language. David Petruzelli grew up in New Jersey and for more than 20 years worked as a writer and appraiser for auction houses in the United States and Switzerland. His poetry has appeared in The New Yorker, The Gettysburg Review, Partisan Review and elsewhere.