Lucky Day

Natural landscapes through which love and lyricism flicker and flare are the backdrop for these poems. The sparrows, pigeons, and magpies of the urban periphery lighten the atmosphere as they edge the collection toward the city in the humorous elegy "Bird List," while "Hand Held," a personal and vulnerable piece, delicately celebrates the author's experience of fathering a child with severe learning difficulties. The collection is filled out with pieces of love and memory, affirming in the end the luck intrinsic to survival.

Natural landscapes through which love and lyricism flicker and flare are the backdrop for these poems. The sparrows, pigeons, and magpies of the urban periphery lighten the atmosphere as they edge the collection toward the city in the humorous elegy "Bird List," while "Hand Held," a personal and vulnerable piece, delicately celebrates the author's experience of fathering a child with severe learning difficulties. The collection is filled out with pieces of love and memory, affirming in the end the luck intrinsic to survival.

The self-described "Fonzie of Literature," Richard Price has come a long way from his days growing up in the Bronx projects. From his gritty 1974 debut, The Wanderers, to hit Hollywood screenplays like The Color of Money and Clockers, Price brings a signature brand of street-savvy cool to his work.