Abstract
Dr. Carol Tratchy once theorized that eventually we would need to reevaluate our nomenclatures regarding our most recent artistic eras. For instance, the “Modern Era” came into use nearly one hundred years ago; it is hardly an accurate description any longer. Dr. Tratchy thought that the term “Age of Anxiety” would be a better term for the time period from after WWI to present. I like it—it is descriptive, timeless, and conveniently works to my ends!
The Language of Vultures is a collection of poems broken into three parts. The subject matter for this collection primarily deals with the anxieties of our age. Although some are more serious than others, I try to take small problems in my life and let them explode into major anxiety attacks (such as auto insurance or flying). I often use humor as a means of making the mundane entertaining and, I hope, poetic. The characters who roam about this collection are taken from life, but are exaggerated and modified to work in a world where vultures might have something to say. I hope the reader will find these as entertaining to read as I did to write them.
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