[close] "A fine cigar and good literature - two of life's most enduring pleasures."

It's all about an ambiance. The smoky, dim light when you enter, the jazz quartet playing smooth and easy in the corner of the room ... You sink into a plush leather chair and someone pours you a glass of red wine or a scotch. Then someone steps up and begins to read a poem ... or a story they've written. And you are instantly drawn in ...

The Smoking Poet is a literary ezine, circa 2006, at www.thesmokingpoet.net. We publish fiction, nonfiction, poetry, cigar reviews, and yes, book reviews, too. [close]