The Jukebox Kid by Loren Jakobov

Reflective, profound, and haunting, The Jukebox Kid by Loren Jakobov is a powerful collection of emotionally raw verse – a free-verse kaleidoscope of hope and regret, nature, and the mind. Visceral flashbacks shared in “Summertime Dance” juxtapose with dark musings like “The Flimsy Shape of Things” and enigmatic koans such as “Born in the Mojave,” keeping the true thematic heart of this poetry a mystery. Though some of the pieces could use a proofread, purely for spelling and word usage, the experimental form makes these small slips less obvious, allowing readers to lose themselves in the fractured memories and wisdom Jakobov has to share.