rob mclennan on The Book Of Grief And Hamburgers

I admit that I'm anxious about how my new book will be received. It's garnered about ten readers' comments on Goodreads so far, with star ratings ranging from two to five (out of five). I'm kind of dreading the first one-star review, but hopefully that will be by someone who loves those Shades of Gray books or Jordan Peterson. I find it weird that a couple of the readers there refer to Grief and Hamburgers as a poetry book or poetry collection. It's not. But I hit "Like" on every reader's comments because I am grateful they've read my book and thought about it.

Anyway, Ottawa poetry mobster rob mclennan, as is so often the case, is the first out of the gate, with this very thoughtful and moving look at my tiny book.

Here's a magnificent piece of ceramic art by John A. Betley, my friend (from a Randy Newman list-serv) in Michigan. He made this and sent it to me after my darling dog Lily died.

Over and out.