A follow-up to the 2014 Kleft Jaw Press poetry collection Clouds of Hungry Dogs, Gabriel Ricard’s 2nd poetry book is about coming to terms with the good, the bad, and the reliably hideous. The world is a badly run 1890s-style asylum, but at least there’s a lot of good stuff on TV. Love and Quarters goes deep into love, depression, high adventures in the great outdoors, and whatever the hell else may happen while in transit.
No, even these days, it’s still handy to have a few quarters on you.
Gabriel Ricard writes short fiction, poetry, novels, essays, reviews, interviews, and columns. He occasionally acts, as well. He is the Film Editor with Drunk Monkeys, a contributor to Cultured Vultures, and an Editor with Kleft Jaw.
Born in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, he lives in Oregon.