Welcome to my Website, American poet and author, Thomas W. Case
- poetrylover888
- Feb 7
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Updated: Feb 24
My Brand New Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
If you like raw and gritty real poetry. This book is for you. He reminds me of Bukowski.
Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems, available on Amazon.
Here's a little bit about me.
"Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems" by Thomas W. Case is a compelling collection that captures the essence of everyday life with a raw, gritty edge. Born in Oxnard, California, Case has a reputation for his evocative and powerful poetry, earning comparisons to Leonard Cohen and Charles Bukowski. This volume, featuring poems that have appeared in numerous anthologies worldwide, showcases Case's unique voice and unflinching honesty. His work has been celebrated in Lyrical Iowa and the Poetry in Public Project Iowa City. "Seedy Town Blues" is a must-read for lovers of contemporary poetry, offering a poignant, explosive glimpse into the human experience.
Book Reviews:
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2024
The poems are so readable in this volume that I ripped through it pretty quickly, but I'll be going back to it many times. That's how inviting it is. The comparisons to Bukowski's poetry are obvious: fast-moving free verse in what we assume is the author's voice; struggles with alcohol addiction, self-destructive impulses, and women; a hard-nosed, honest look at the world. But Case is his own person and his own poet. What struck me rather quickly in these poems is the connections to people, which you rarely get in Bukowski's book. Even in rehab or homelessness under a bridge, Case is still connecting with people, and the relationships with women evoked here are varied. Case is more of a social animal than Bukowski. There is also great intelligence here (as there is with Bukowski)--a mind at work. Many great turns of phrase--a poem in which he feels as if he's entering a battle without a shield, and this: "Fear is like/the shadow of a bat/larger than life." The range of emotions and ideas here is enviable, and in the voice and short-lined free verse, Case has found a groove that works, to say the least. A fine, fine collection of poetry.
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2024
This collection of poems describes struggles with depression, addiction, sex, homelessness, and despair. Amidst the failures, there is hope and success, love and the search for peace. Case takes the reader down the gritty rabbit hole to explore life at the very bottom, then shows us the way to an uncertain future. A powerful and at times graphic poetic journey. Not for the faint-hearted.
Vanni Nardino
5.0 out of 5 stars The Very Soul of A Poet
Reviewed in Italy on June 23, 2024
I've been lucky enough to enjoy the words of this tremendous Poet, I've been taken on a journey through each emotion and every image imaginable. The truth is raw and charming, a Poet with enormous courage and a great zest for life, I could describe him as a modern-day Bukowski but he is even more than that, he brings me to tears with great bouts of laughter, and some of his work can make a lady blush and simply magnificent appreciation for reflection. A Poet with a lifetime of struggles and triumph. A true pleasure to have this book on my shelf, I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to be inspired by life and by words.
Ryan Hayward
5.0 out of 5 stars An Amazing Poetry book!!!
Reviewed in Australia on March 22, 2024
This was recommended by a friend and I have already read 50 pages, its a page-turner you cannot stop reading as Thomas W Case writes the most humorous poems but also some of the emotional and his writing is captivating. You will laugh and shed tears, he captures his life and feelings and other people over the years, so perfectly and is not afraid to be brutally honest. The poem of the day his mother left was truly devastating, especially.
The poetry of Thomas W. Case has been highly praised around the world.
Stroll Around the Web Site
I hope you check out my book, Seedy Town Blues Collected Poems. I read my poetry on my YouTube channel, here's a link.
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