This Cape Is Red Because I've Been Bleeding [Paperback]

Tom Piccirilli (Author), Caniglia (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 2002

A hauntingly beautiful poetry collection by Stoker-award winning author Tom Piccirilli. Features cover art by Caniglia.

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About the Author

Tom Piccirilli is the author of ten novels, including THE NIGHT CLASS, A LOWER DEEP, HEXES, THE DECEASED, THE DEAD PAST, SORROW’S CROWN, SHARDS, GRAVE MEN, and A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN. He's sold over 150 stories in the mystery, horror, erotica, and science fiction fields. Tom’s been a final nominee for the World Fantasy Award and he’s also the winner of the first Bram Stoker Award given in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Poetry.

Product Details

• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: Catalyst Press (November 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930997213
• ISBN-13: 978-1930997219
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,405,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful poetry, December 24, 2002

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GDKid (Herbasham, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Cape Is Red Because I've Been Bleeding (Paperback)

This is another collection of power poetry from Tom Piccirilli (the first being the Stoker Award-winning A STUDENT OF HELL). If anything, this one is even better. As you can guess from the title, there is a lot of raw emotion to be found in the book. The themes of the verse are mature and cover a lot of ground. Unlike a lot of modern poetry, Mr. Piccirilli writes with a clear and concise voice, using a great many concrete images to ground his narrative voice. This isn't clouds and rivers and birds here, and each poem reads like a short, muscular story concerning pain, anger, broken-hearts, failures, and tragedy. And yet, don't be mistaken that the work is all downbeat, because even in his darkest moment, Piccirilli writes with a suave blackly humorous voice.