The Politic Poet

The Politic Poet is Jim Rapp's seventh volume of poems. Like his previous collections this one features poems written in a variety of styles and themes: whimsical, pensive, and observant. Even argumentative. Jim has never shied away from political expression. In fact he feels that one of his callings is akin to that of the prophet. He does not assume the title of prophet but much of his work is prophetic in the sense that it calls out the inconsistencies, the rapacious character, and the hy...