Maidenhead Advertiser, 31 March 2003
'Local poetry which actually made us laugh for the right reasons.'
Book Description
The Bogey on my Keyboard, Bottom, The Death of Derek the Desk Tidier, Garlic Kiss - these are the titles of some of the poems to be found in Alex Frankel's strange book of humorous poetry The Status Report. Other poems range in subject matter from computer training to body odour in the office, and from dinner party small talk to constipation.
Anyone who is familiar with the boring, modern-day office environment and also anyone who enjoys jokes about bottoms is likely to enjoy reading this book.
Excerpted from The Status Report by Alex Frankel. Copyright © 2003. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Ode to Immodium
Oh, Immodium,
Constipator of my colon,
Immobilizer of my bowel;
You make it possible
For me to leave
The house and take
A long walk in the
Countryside, without
Having to remember
To pack
Toilet roll
And a small trowel.
