Rock ‘n Roll Jizz by Doug Draime was reviewed by Richard D. Houff for Small Press Review, but did not make it to print before SPR editor Len Fulton's unfortunate passing. The review was instead printed in the Heeltap Book Reviews Supplement #15:
Review:
Rock ‘n Roll Jizz, poems by Doug Draime
Alternating Current, PO Box 183, Palo Alto, California 94302alt.current@gmail.com
Doug Draime’s poems hit me like a ton of bricks. The terrain he covers is a familiar ride for me as well. Brilliantly written, the poems go together hand-in-hand like a fine memoir. From the opening “Molly’s Place,” where the juke throbs Muddy Waters and Wolf for the whores and johns. And under a big tree there are two teenage boys soaking it all in—leaning toward life; experiencing death. This one poem sets the pace for what’s to come.
This work lives and breathes through the fifties and sixties. And if you look real close, you will find comparisons to the present. Each and every generation has something to offer. Don’t let this wonderful book slip through your fingers.
