Mike Meraz's Black-Listed Thoughts is a dynamite firecracker of words. I was reminded of my favorite two Chinese poets: Li Po (701-762) and Tu Fu (712-770), their poems pack wisdom into a short amount of words similar to Meraz's. The quotes leave impressions like the best French painters of an era gone by. A good poem tells a story in a infinitesimal amount of words, Mike takes it one step further. Some people watch the Super Bowl just for the commercials, John Lennon disliked television except for the ads. I think they are short subliminal messages, much like this tiny black book. It's better to read this book in the daylight and I recommend it.
Catfish McDaris
West Allis, WI
