Rick Lupert's 18th book - a collection of travel poetry written on the go in the wilds of Burlington, Vermont, Portland, Maine and Hartford Connecticut. Force of Nature, Rick Lupert, and his wise wife, Addie, have been let loose in the Northeast, and the result is poetic mayhem of the highest order. These poems chronicle the couple's obsession with food, art, architecture, and each other over an action-packed 12-day roadtrip. "I'm following the Vermont food trail/and am about to pray to a donut," Lupert confesses in "At the Cold Hollow Cider Mill." A brilliant, beer-fogged take on America...

Rick Lupert's 19th book - a collection of travel poetry written while out and about in Ireland, the nation that invented the color green.

I can't think of a better book than this to comfort the jetlagged mind of a lonely traveler in a new country. Funny, observant and comforting, "Romancing the Blarney Stone" is a fine read from one of my favorite poets.

Amber Tamblyn, Author + Actress

A Rick Lupert travel book not only shows us the country visited, it shows us the naked absurdity of the world. Romancing the Blarney Stone gives us a detailed, humorous tour of...