leaving a tip at the Blue Moon Motel, poems by Richard Vargas

“Vargas’s humor arrives in waves between the politics and everyday fight for justice and delivers the wisdom of a rebel. He melts our hearts and blows our minds with satire and wrath in his new book of poetry.”

—Juliana Aragón Fatula, author of Crazy Chicana in Catholic City

“Vargas is a spokesman for the working poor, for the abused poor, especially women. His candid poems brim with irony, sorrow, and anger as well as with compassion and empathy. This well-crafted collection will burn in your memory long after you put it down.”

—Pamela Uschuk, author of American Book Award-winner Crazy Love

“Richard Vargas leaves you laughing, and commiserating, and broken-hearted, and celebrating, and agreeing with the kind of profound insights revealed by only the best poets writing the best poetry for the best readers. Read this book. Know this poet.”

—Michael Sedano, founder of La Bloga https://labloga.blogspot.com