A Reliable Avenue is a book written in two stages. The first spanned February and March of 2000, when most poems were written, the second was in June of the same year, and resulted in 20 or so poems. It includes all seven poems that were published in my first chapbook ever, entitled Perpetual Mirages of Existence. Also, when I was completing the present book, I already had the cumulative experience of more than 400 poems and several poetry books behind me. Hence I felt my craft was relatively reliable. The poems in this book range from very personal to more detached poems of observation, or poems that touch on social philosophy. The example of the latter would be The Limits of Wisdom. I feel that a poet should not talk too much about his poetry books, but let them speak for themselves. So pick up this reliable creation of Michael Hart and feel and think with him.
