Oh! To Mend Straight!

Download or read book Oh! To Mend Straight! written by Lucky Rimpila and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with the vivid imagery of the Baby Boomer era, Lucky Rimpila takes you back to a time of strife, love, war, and music. Oh! To Mend Straight! is a poetry collection bursting with the events of the 1960s through today from a man who lived them firsthand. From the Vietnam era and the draft to dating, music, marriage, and the corporate world, Rimpila recalls these moments through a rich tableau of profound emotion, compelling description, and intriguing symbolism. Whether the topic is controversial, momentous, or deeply personal, Rimpila expresses this era in a fresh, new way. Rimpila has a way of involving each reader into his verses and also turns phrases into colorful pictures. Numerous of his poems contain hidden meanings waiting for the reader to draw them out. For Baby Boomers, this compilation offers a chance to relive this often-tumultuous, yet enthralling time in American history. Journey to the past and remember the emotions of your youth with Oh! To Mend Straight!.