In April Fool’s season (2022), The National Civic Art Society published Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, among the projects accomplished in my National Civic Art Society year of Fellowship. Justin Shubow, NCAS President, curated the verses, sending some to obscurity, rescuing others, and NCAS Treasurer, David Talbot, a most excellent poet, composed a forward that shall serve as inspiration, encouragement toward excellence.
Praise for Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism.
In this grim reality, Curtis also offers a way forward in the sheer pluckiness in this book and his complete comfort in defaulting to traditional forms in his writing. There is something great worth living and creating for, and while he never comes out and says it, we get the sense that Curtis knows it well.
Evan Mantyk
Society of Classical Poets
Other books in the Broken Rhyme series:
Book I: Pinhead, light verse (a first collection, circa 1990)
Book II: Modern Art: An Exhibition in Criticism, a criticism (published, 2022)
Book III: Black-Eyed Susan, verses for children (forthcoming, 2027)
Book IV: Prig E. Maps Book of Pepigrams, epigrams on diverse topics (forthcoming, 2027)
Book V: Branches, lyrics (forthcoming, 2027)
Book VI: Serenade, love songs (forthcoming, 2027)
Book VII: Miscellany
Book VIII: Bee Bee Verses 1993-2029: In Memoriam, lyrics, light verse, love songs, sonnets
