Paolo Javier

The Feeling is Actual Paolo Javier

In Paolo Javier's The Feeling Is Actual, he writes: I've been / a grand-gesture guy in the past. & in all likelihood, / I will continue to be one in the future. Javier hits the big notes in this collection: sex, romance, even aging and regret. The poetry often comes in the form of prose, as the discussion of a play or movie takes the place of life, the characters you and I; of humorous investigation, both abroad (the Philippines) and at home (Queens); and of visual poetry, in which comics collide with sly wit. All this with the multi-cultural vantage we expect from the poet, which comes to the fore in later sections, abetted by found images and typography. if im like a piece of bok choy / then you are probably / a piece of broccoli... /its just the communication thing . Listen to this book, watch it, lap it up. - Vincent Katz