The Real West Marginal Way

I really enjoyed this autobiography! At times it was hard to follow because the writer would jump from subject to subject. It was very interesting to see how he translated his childhood memories into his poems. I loved all the strange little details he incorporated into his poems, like the part about the Greeks who distrusted banks and kept huge amounts of cash in their homes. The part about people killing their pets because they could not afford to feed them was extremely disturbing. I thought it was funny that’s he talks about West Seattle like It was the best place on earth, I’ve been to West Seattle and it alright but I would not say it’s one of the nicer places in Seattle, Queen Anne is my favorite. I have read many poems but I have never read poems and the author’s explanation at the same time, it’s so much easier to grasp what they were saying in their poems.