Book and CD

Vince Pedroia's 2006 work, A Mano, earned high praise from Paul Zarzyski: From the free verse romp of his “Prince Valiant of the West” paying crude, rude tribute to brutal truth; from his empathetic celebration of sweat-’n’-callus white-collar migrant worker lives in the title piece; from the fanciful narrative of “Black Magic,” a metered and rhymed genuine-article Cowboy Poem complete with a saddlebag full of clamorous shenanigans building toward its bunkhouse-bard punch line; from these varied sensibilities to the demonstratively personal, poignant, and courageous ponderings in his poem so precisely titled “Pause,” Vince Pedroia exhibits a multi-faceted finesse in most every tapestry of verse he weaves from the finest fleece. Donning numerous Renaissance man derbies, Vince is also a moonshine artist, a maestro of divinely high spirits, a master at distilling short stories—hell, sometimes novellas!—down into the 200 proof elixir-of-the-grappa-gods we call poetry. A Mano is a book built by both heart and hand—the fine guitar bowed to in the poem “Partnership.” Read this work aloud. Enunciate each syllable. Assimilate every nuance. Sip from Vince Pedroia’s pool and stroll away healthier, more soulful, and far more human.
—Paul Zarzyski, Poet (a.k.a. “Burdizzo” Zarzyski)

The book includes 20 original poems, vintage photos, family photos, and contemporary photos. The handsome volume, which has had three printings, is carefully designed and printed by BK Publications of Eagle, ID. The CD includes Vince's distinctive recitations of all of the poems in the book, and well-selected music by Mark McDonald.

To Order
Book $15
CD $15
Book and CD ordered together: $25
Shipping and Handling: $5
Order from: Joelle Prather at joelle@OccidentalRoadCellars.com
Horseshoe Bend Poetry Company