Short Hills Writer Releases New Poetry Book, Takes On Corrupt Politics

From Peter Waldor:

SHORT HILLS, NJ, October 18, 2016 — Local author Peter Waldor announces that his fifth book of poems, State of the Union, will be published on January 1, 2017, by Kelsay Books.

State of the Union is a collection of 42 spare, satirical poems that shine timely light on corrupt corporate and political practices, such as pay-to-play, and encompass all levels of government on the state and national level. Waldor employs a subtle but blistering irony in his poems that examine ethics and conscience from an insider’s perspective, reflecting much of today’s political climate. In advance of publication, preorders may be placed on www.peterwaldor.com.

Waldor’s previous books include The Unattended Harp, Who Touches Everything, which won the National Jewish Book Award for poetry, The Wilderness Poetry of Wu Xing and Door to a Noisy Room. His book-length poem, Leg Paint, appeared in Mudlark. His poems have appeared in many journals, including The American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, Iowa Review, Colorado Review, Mothering Magazine, and on Poetry Daily and Verse Daily.

Waldor was poet laureate of San Miguel County, Colorado from 2014 – 2015, and lives there and in Short Hills, New Jersey. He has worked as an executive in the insurance business for thirty years: for a small family insurance agency with his father and brother; at his own agency; and for three years working for a large public company, where he was exposed to the intersection between the political and business worlds. Visit his website at www.peterwaldor.com

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