The Collateral Damage Report (Special Treats) is a collection of poems by author and poet Michael Pollick. It is also a companion piece to the author's LordoftheGeeks YouTube channel, which contains animated versions of his work. Individual poems in this
About Author
Michael Pollick was born in Akron, Ohio in 1964, but now lives and writes in the Deep South. His interest in creative writing began at a very early age, and by age 16 he had his first professional publication credit. His work has appeared in such literary magazines and anthologies as The Iconoclast, Midwest Poetry Review, MOSAIC, HART-A Tome for the Arts, Miller's Pond and the highly collectible political poetry anthology Will Work for Peace.
Pollick views his work as a hybrid of poetry and microshort fiction. While poetry can be viewed as a snapshot of a human experience, many of his pieces also feature a definite story arc. His poetry and creative writing influences include ee cummings, Raymond Carver and Cecil Adams. In addition to creative writing and poetry, Michael Pollick has also contributed thousands of nonfiction articles to online information compendiums such as wiseGEEK and HowToDoThings.
Michael is married to a fellow writer named Amy, and they share a home with their 17 pound tail-less rescue cat named Natchez. Michael is also the organist for a small Methodist church, and enjoys acting, singing, music and art house movies.