I WISH I COULD LAUGH

This is the first chapbook published by Ed Nichols. His prose poems center on Southern life in unusual settings. The poems are filled with strange and surreal situations. They are character-driven by common people who sometimes exhibit absurd and bizarre behaviors. Witty and illuminating, with unexpected endings, the poems pivot from normal situations to a world of mystery. These prose poems share the unusual style of poems reminiscent of the late Pulitzer Prize winner James Tate.