Along with previously selected works, prize-winning poet Joseph Dorazio presents twenty-six new poems in As Is, a unique collection that explores the wide spectrum of the human experience, from the search for vintage treasures to archeological myths tied to global warming.

Dorazio examines the allure, if not outright addiction, of one of his favorite pastimes--scavenging flea markets and vintage junk shops. Here, he searches for something we may not know exists--a kind of poetic and personal archaeological dig through the detritus of the past.

In addition, this volume also includes...

"If you are a fan of Kay Ryan's epigrammatic style, you will adore Joseph Dorazio's poetry. A self-styled miniaturist, he can take a word or a phrase and turn it on its head, using internal rhyme to bolster his serio-comic intent. Of "Slack" he profers: Often/ you are asked to/ take it up, seldom/ are you told/ to put it back." This is clever stuff -and lots of fun "

-Linda M. Fischer, poet, author of "Raccoon Aft ernoons"

"Remains to be Seen had much to admire in its economy and wit."

-Chapbook contest judges, Toad Hall Press