A friend who read some poems commented, "They don't write poetry like that anymore. I like them." That remark meant so much to me as he was a respected author who is held in high regard, not just because of his works, but because he is a gentleman in the real sense of the word. If I was unsure about publishing before his comment, but after that, doubt flew out the window. Where doubt went, I don't know and don't care.
Whether you like my poetry, ah, that's a different matter. I hope so, but there's no pleasing everybody. So I suggest you take a peek at a few of the poems before forking out any of your hard or easy earned cash.

To sum up the range of my poetry in a few words: it is satirical, loving, revolutionary, naughty, war-like, political, philosophical, both Aussie and international, both deep and shallow..... I will stop there as you get the drift it covers a wide range of subject matter.
This is challenging, namely, selling yourself and your work. It's far easier to have someone sell you and your works as some unknown genius, not quite Shakespearean, somewhat less than Milton, not entirely up to Dante, yet nonetheless worth a read.

The range of my entries varies because variety has always been my life. For instance, I put up my age by four years, so I didn't have to have my parents' consent to join the army to go off to the Korean War, which made me probably the youngest Aussie to fight in that conflict. My sister Pat asked my mother if she was worried about me fighting in Korea. She replied, "No, John can look after himself; it's his morals in Japan I worry about!"
Well, I told that story for a few reasons. First, to get to the word count required for this intro; second, to give you an indication of my age; and third, I have seen a lot and experienced even more, which has given me lots of subject matter to write about.

Regarding the actual writing, if I try to write a poem, nothing much happens, but if some event occurs or I read about some bullying act by state or religion, words flow, and the poem is written with ease. Words flow, then lines grow into paragraphs, voila, a poem. Of course, it may take hours to tidy up, erase, add, and evaluate. Then days later, the same again, 'To add a comma or remove a comma, that is the question?'

Seriously, even a year ago, nay, six months ago, the thought of publishing a book of poetry hadn't remotely entered my head. But then, it did. So, I took stock of what I had written and what I was writing. After leaving out all those poems I had written to my lady loves over the years (don't want to embarrass them), I had more than enough for a book. Something else happened to act as a catalyst. It was the software Affinity Publishing, which was released in 2019. It's an excellent programme for those like me who write and self-publish our books on Amazon and Kindle.

I have six other books published on Amazon. If you want an 'unusual read' like no other, try my THREE WARS A SOLDIER. I haven't sold a lot, as I am not crash hot at selling myself, which you need to if publishing on Amazon. Indeed, it's different to some commercial publishers telling and selling to the world just how brilliant you are.
If you like my book, you will become my salesperson when you tell someone it's a worthwhile buy - if you don't, you won't.
Fare thee well - be kind to yourself.