LOVE AND Romance: Deal Me In is the perfect gift book for
Valentine's Day and other special occasions. Popular, Austin, Texas
poet Alyce Guynn and legendary lead guitarist, turned illustrator,
Jesse Taylor are partners in this collection of poetic love
stories. The full deck of fifty-two poems are powerful, joyous,
evocative, funny, mystical, sensuous (and occasionally bawdy).
These poems are robust celebrations of LOVE in all its forms. "Deal
Me In is full of risky, funny, heartbreaking laments that are never
sentimental, always honest, and devoid of self-pity. Alyce Guynn
writes, 'I am unwilling to walk out before the final act.' Like a
card player with a hard-earned reputation, she plays each hand for
what it's worth. These are not poems about winning or losing. They
are about 'conveying us closer to the self we are seeking.'" Hayan
Charara, author of The Alchemist's Diary and The Sadness of Others.
"With words that are as steeped in wisdom as they are wonderfully
strung together, Alyce Guynn makes her mark in Texas' literati.
Call them naove or folk art, Jesse Taylor's illustrations give
Guynn's Deal Me In a memorable, hard black edge." Margaret Moser,
Austin Chronicle. "Earthy, electrically visceral and unfailingly
honest, Alyce Guynn's sharp observations hit you like a song you
didn't know you needed to hear until the moment it starts playing
on the radio." Patrick Beach, Austin American Statesman, author of
A Good Forest for Dying "This books rocks like a 45rpm on a sixties
jukebox and whispers love songs in the same breath. Alyce Guynn, a
Texas girl who became a writer and never forgot how awesome 'Party
Doll' by Buddy Knox was. I love her and you will too. Jesse
Taylorvirtually re-invents the meaning of music and harmony every
time he places his fingers on the strings. The past few years have
seen him turn his attention to drawing, drawing which is as
colourful, dynamic and shape shifting as his music. These
illustrations are the perfect complement to Alyce's poetry." Terry
Clarke, writer/musician, recordings include Call Up A Hurricane,
Lucky, Sound of the Moon, Green Voodoo, and Rhythm Oil.
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