Stand Up Poetry is the new, edgy modern poetry in America. This Stand Up Poetry collection has a wry, self-deprecating sharpness to it and - on the surface - no message, just vibrant word play by a master. But once internalized, the poems reveal a deep and empathetic comprehension of the utter loneliness life can bestow on the unaware. Pushing back that dark despair, Stark poetry works on a subliminal level to ease today's angst with those most poignant weapons, humor and satire.