James Goertel

Oh Mercy James Goertel

James Goertel's poems in Oh Mercy are a meditation on devotion and doubt, a contemplation of faith in the shadow of Man's mortality. They owe a debt to Bob Dylan, the first poet he became aware of and the one he finds himself returning to again and again. Of this collection, Mathieu Cailler, author of LOSS ANGELES, says, "In Oh Mercy, James Goertel explores the tender folds of his brain in an attempt to get us --humanity-- to better understand our own. And more than that, he succeeds. This book is a fragile, brilliant, and incredibly moving collection."