The Milkweed Man

In The Milkweed Man, Rhoades shambles through Hollywood, La Paz, Lake Quihana, the outer purloighs of London, through shelters, ERs, bars, parks, and brings the characters there to bear, in 40-plus poems and two short stories. Here, you'll meet Big Jim, Alessandro, Medicated Kym, the guarra, and others, "some portions in ruins, some crumbling, some standing somehow."