A Man With No Teeth Serves Us Breakfast
Poems written in London
Ain’t Got No Press / May 2019 / Paperback / Ebook / 276 Pages
A reverse trip through the American Revolution starting in Boston and then quickly heading to London through the Lupert filter. Wry observational poetry experienced through rides on the Tube, a fake axe, and a healthy sampling of beer. The essential poetic travel guide through London.
“Next to being burned in effigy, having my voice amplified or walking through a door marked PRIVATE, there’s nothing I enjoy more than reading new poetry by Rick Lupert. Next to that would have to be reading ‘old’ poetry by Rick Lupert, immediately followed by causing a scene at a funeral..”
Brendan Constantine,
April 2007
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Poetry from A Man With No Teeth Serves Us Breakfast
She Knows Better
On the fourth of July
I wore red, white and blue
American Flag Underwear.
So I didn’t think it would be a problem
during the fireworks
near the Charles River
if I pulled down my pants
and shouted God Bless America!
My wife assured me
it would be.
Riding The T
I am disappointed to learn
the spokesperson isn’t
Mr. T
Accommodating Our Diet
Restaurants here
have a standard of putting
a distinguishable “V”
by menu items which are vegetarian.
I feel so welcome here,
until I remember the show “V”
about the lizard aliens
disguised as humans
who came to take over the world
and eat us.
I spend the next five days
in my hotel room
ordering room service
and disguised as
not lizard food.
Lifelong Dream
for Homer Simpson and Roy Orbison
It has always been my lifelong dream
to open a pub in my city
build a Stonehenge in my backyard
live on a clipper ship
have elephants and castles
on every corner
My lifelong dream has always been
to travel in a dumb waiter
install a moat
have a train stop underneath my house
understand the difference between beer and beer
If I were to tell you my lifelong dream
you’d hear how I wanted to
walk across bridges every day
build a miniature replica of every building and object
be a gentleman of leisure
have a past worth mentioning
My lifelong dream is to have a lifelong dream
live in a house made of wood and stone and marble and wood
interact with chimpanzees
In lifelong dreams I walk with you
In lifelong dreams I talk with you