, Douglas Cole's latest poetry book with Unsolicited Press, we venture into prose poetry that is sometimes surreal, sometimes acute social commentary. In short, dreamlike snapshots such as "Game of Chicken," "Double Tree," and "Patrolman," we catch a glimpse of the ragged edge of American society; while longer poems such as "Notes for the Grey Man," "Casino People," and "Distances," take us into the possible future of a crumbling empire.