The Sardonic Arm

A compact collection of poems and dramatic monologues that probe urban modernity, erotic yearning, and satirical detachment. Voices shift from domestic vignettes and vaudeville sketches to meditative dialogues and a sonnet-form short story, often attacking sentimentality and poetic cliché while examining loneliness, violence, and raw desire. Several pieces take on persona roles—criminals, aging performers, and solitary figures—and some evoke specific city streets. Formal play mixes lyrical fragments, conversational poems, and concise portraits, blending biting humor with metaphysical questioning and stark sensory observation.