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Title: Go West, Young Toad: Selected Writings by Gerald Locklin, Mark Weber ISBN: 0-934953-55-4 Publisher: Water Row Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1998 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $14.95

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Collection of A Master
Comment: Gerald Locklin's written words never fail to provide humor and insight in the reader's life. His versatility is unique and covers years of careful observation tempered with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. His short stories cover a wide range of humorous occurrences, incidents which could be imaginary colorings, or real life stories, but each will bring a tiny gleam to the reader's imagination and eye, as they remember similar happenings in their own lives. Locklin has just the right touch, has his finger on the pulse of reality. Mark Weber did an excellent editorial job on the compiling of this long list of selected writings by Gerald Locklin. As a poetry editor and the publisher of JVC BOOKS, I personally know both of these very talented men and I am continually astonished by the still over-flowing out-pouring efforts of both. If you have never read Gerald Locklin's work, this is a prime book for you for it encapsulates both his poetry and his short story writing abilities.

Rating: 5
Summary: Go West, Young Toad: Selected Writings
Comment: Gerry Locklin is one of the most sensitively brilliant writers I've ever read and this book gives a comprehensive review of his life's work up to publication. He's funny and sad and taps into the true poetic essenc,. A writer that writes the truth of life and all it's quirky out takes. I've read that his poems were written for people that don't read poetry, this exemplifies his universality but with that even his work is not trite or badly commonplace, but rather insightful and pretty rock and roll in his own way. Bukowski endorsed him before he died to me that's a pretty heavy reason to read Gerry. Locklin is amazing as is this book. And if you hate Bukowski (as some out there do), don't pass Locklin or this his only worthwhile compilation other than the Firebird poems.