Poetry. Poems in the manner of a religious waffler. Poems suggesting it's stupid to hate gay people. Poems in the manner of a poet transforming experience into first and third person accounts, which is to say, poems in the manner of poetry. Not to mention "Poem in the Manner of a Beatnik Hipster Psychobabbler Writing an Introductory Essay to a Newly Published Book of My Poems." And an actual introductory essay, written by Henn's former high school student and current editor of The Quirk, Kaveh Akbar. UNACKNOWLEDGED LEGISLATIONS has something for everyone and/or someone every someone knows. Buy it for your secretly countercultural but practically mundane, middle class a) relatives b) mentors c) friends. They'll like it if they're in favor of a) not being an asshole b) being an asshole c) laughter. Proceed with reckless caution.

Author City: WARSAW, IN USA

Steve Henn lives where winter lasts too long. He writes things other than poetry, most of which have not been published. In his spare time, he raises four children with Lydia, and grades papers. This is what he has to say about his book UNACKNOWLEDGED LEGISLATIONS: "Sorry, mom." He would like to remind Everyone Involved of the existence of the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, and of the vital role it plays in the health of the American Democracy. And also of "poetic license," whatever that means. Robert Pollard is his hero. So is Jack Musgrave. And perhaps Phyllis Diller. He is the wickedest wit to come out of Warsaw, Indiana, since Ambrose Bierce.