Beating Wings Flicker The Moon
by: Paul Skyrm
Self Published Chapbook

Reviewed by: Michael D. Grover

Michael is an excellent poet.  You can find his work at www.covertpolitics.com.  Look it up!  Took a while to post this review, only because of my own busy schedule--apologies to Michael and to Paul.  Of course, I'm a volunteer and I'm not paid enough for this....

Paul sells his chap for $3 on his My Space page.  Or at the site listed at the end of the review (I'd paste it up here but the software won't let me.  There is a lot that software deliberately will not let me do, for example write rhyming poems.  I think the software is a critic.)

Let me just start off by saying that it is downright criminal that writers like this are
struggling and publishing their own work. On the other hand it is a sign of the strong will
of the artist, and their dedication to the craft. But this is what it is. Thirty-two pages,
all photo-copied, packed full with fifteen poems. Very professionally done.

Paul Skyrm is one of the most refreshing, and original voices in underground literature.
Morbid at times, hopeful at times, at times spiritual. Always powerful, and brilliant at his
choice of language.

Of the fifteen poems every one is a hit, there are no misses. My personal favorites are
Blake Spoke Of This, Bullet Brain, and after reading Tu Fu & Umeshu I honestly had to put the book down, and just say "Whoa." to myself.
  
Paul as an artist and a writer should be read by many. If you know his stuff, you probably
know this. If you don't you need to find out. I happen to know he is practically giving these gems away at a very fair price that would be affordable for even the most modest budget. Contact Paul at http://www.myspace.com/tonightthedeadprayforus and work out the details. You won't be disappointed.