The Street Poet: The Journals Of A Paranoid Man - 9780645702705

Poetry on the walls. Needles in the gutters. Preachers on the corners. Protestors on the roads. People begging on the streets. This is 21st century Melbourne.This collection archives a tumultuous 18-month period in the life of THE STREET POET, Johnny Lock. From drunken train rides, anti-vax protests, the secrets of the city and the many strangers of the streets, his observational poetry juxtaposes frightening images with slices of beauty, friendship and culture, painting Melbourne as a city that flashes between hot and cold. Johnny's preserved diary entries expose the fragile mind of the author's literary alter ego. The result is a dystopian rendering of modern Australian life.Johnny's metamorphosis begins when he meets Jay, a wanderer trapped in Melbourne as the city endures the pandemic. The street poet's world grows larger as he learns to heed the forgotten stories, entangling his own in the tales of the streets.Written by the co-author of THERE'S A TALE TO THIS CITY.

• | Author: Jaidyn Luke Attard
• | Publisher: Back Shed Press
• | Publication Date: May 17, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 364 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0645702706
• | ISBN-13: 9780645702705