Some They Can't Contain

84 pages, perfect bound. This book contains almost all of Buddy's most popular performance pieces [through 2004] with intros on the creative process, biographical material that helps us understand what instigated some of the poems and how his thought process has evolved over time. It is always full of Buddy's warm sense of humor, his biting criticism and his big, big heart. As much as those who know Buddy love him, that doesn't stop him from making us really mad in one poem, making us laugh really hard in a dozen others, and it doesn't stop us from alternately laughing and crying in a few more. To read Buddy's book is to sit with him in the front car of the roller coaster. And you'll hear him taunt you for holding onto the bar when he throws his hands in the air. - Steve Marsh, The Wordsmith Press, Executive Director of Poetry Slam International