Just Today

Ed Luhrs has crafted a positively exuberant work that is bursting with music and movement. Just Today is a compendium of verily zany fun that leaps from fornication in Tolkien to sly critique of corporate America. It reads as if by some wild alchemy, he has thrown his wide-ranging, esoteric knowledge into an extraterrestrial blender and poured forth something purely and unmistakably Luhrs. This book put me back in touch with the joy of playing with sound and language. It's a timely and necessary reminder that "all is wonder," so let's sing and play; let's disco; let's boogie down.Deborah HauserAuthor of Ennui: From the Diagnostic and Statistical Field Guide of Feminine DisordersPoet Laureate of Suffolk County, NY (2023-2025) In this first collection of poems by Ed Luhrs, it's language that steps forth center stage into the spotlight to enchant. Language that is high and low brow and always transfused with a high dose of intelligence and humor. Many poems will make you wonder just what mythical century you have stepped into. His lyrical music and earthy rhymes are impossible to resist and no doubt you'll find yourself reading most of them out loud and laughing out loud as well.Anthony Policano, Author of "Before the Birth of Cool" and editor of "A Taste of Poetry" I remember the first time I heard Ed read his poem; "Arabesque." I knew right then that Ed had a natural gift for poetry. Over the years, each time I hear or read his work it reaffirms my original thought of Ed's talent. When Ed approached me to publish this collection, Just Today, I was not only excited but delighted that my press would have the opportunity to showcase Ed's work. Ed pays homage to past poetic tradition, while exquisitely exploring present experimentational form. The poems within these pages range from the sublime to the ironic, to the subtle twist of the heart. If you read closely, you will understand the craft that has gone into each poem. Ed's seemingly effortless writing is reminiscent of e. e. cummings, barely visible is the tireless labor in crafting what appears to be easily written poems. Ed is an artist, and letters are the colors on his palette, the page his canvas, on which he paints vivid images for us to cerebrally feast upon. Open this book to any page, and you will partake in a meal for the head and heart. Read the collection, and you will be seated at an esoteric banquet, which will increase your empathy. Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan, PhDPoet Laureate of Suffolk County, NY (2009-2011)

• | Author: Ed Luhrs
• | Publisher: Independently Published
• | Publication Date: May 14, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00090 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: NA
• | ISBN-13: 9798315988496