On the Road to Guillotineland

About the Book

An astonishing collection of poems from John Hulse. His award winning poetry and stories touch on subjects of social justice, religion and spirituality, politics and humor. The book was written to try and raise money and awareness for veterans causes. Proceeds from the book will be directed towards veterans organizations. A magisterial compilation. A combination of Bukowski’s Last Night of the Earth and Orwell’s 1984. —Susan Hampton An emotional rollercoaster. Soon to be a cult classic. —Kristina Betts A poet that belongs with the Masters. —Jennifer Brewster

About the Author

John Hulse is a poet, artist, and filmmaker from Anderson, Indiana. He is the author of Collected Poems (1985-2015) volumes 1-3, Haiku on the Bush Administration (2012), The Best and Worst Job I Ever Had (2006), Villains of the Impeachment: Sex, Lies and $50 Million Taxpayer Dollars (2004), Democracy for Sale! : The Two Year Search for Extraterrestrials and Campaign Finance Reform (2002), From the Beats to the B Sides (1999), and Somewhere West of the Fields (1992). His work has appeared in 25 anthologies including, “Mythic America: An Anthology of New American Poetry” (Crescent Moon--England). He is also a featured poet in the 1997 through 2000 editions of The Poet’s Market and has received awards from The Bay Area Poets Association, The Southern Writer’s Association including The International Poet of Merit Award, the ACC Wall of Honor, and The Shakespeare Trophy of Excellence. Mr. Hulse has also worked as a book editor for dozens of universities and publishing companies all over the world. Titles include What’s It All About? dealing with world views on religion from the ancient Greeks to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Distancing English: Frames in American Writing, In the Shadows of the Holocaust and Communism, Nothing Sacred (Women Respond to Religious Fundamentalism and Terror), Human Rights and the Catholic Tradition, American Methods: Torture and the Logic of Domination, The Kennedy Brothers: A Legacy In Photographs, African Wars: A Defense Intelligence Perspective, The Best American Movie Writing edited by John Landis, The Gangs of New York which was the basis for the Martin Scorsese film, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, the autobiography of Eric Burdon, and Indian Yell by Dances with Wolves author Michael Blake.