Excuse Me as I Kiss the Sky

By: Rudy Francisco

Narrated by: Rudy Francisco

Excuse Me As I Kiss The Sky is the third installment of the Rudy Francisco poetry collection. With every book, the author utilizes various tools and methods to excavate his experiences and find poetry in everyday things. Rudy believes that poetry can be found in our immediate surroundings at any given moment and poignantly includes this idea as the foundation of his work.

In this book, Rudy Francisco bravely explores poetic forms such as the contrapuntal, golden shovel and the ode, while offering explanations and his approach to using the aforementioned. Excuse Me As I Kiss The Sky is meant to inspire its audiences, expose them to different avenues of approaching the act of writing poetry and invites them to try it for themselves. Francisco takes the nuances of the craft that feel esoteric and breaks them down so the average person can engage and enjoy poetry in ways that feel familiar.

The author uses this book to further explore subjects such as love, heartbreak, identity and healing. Rudy takes feelings, turns them into vehicles that tell stories, exhibits how multifaceted the human experience is and how connected all of us actually are.

Excuse Me As I Kiss The Sky is insightful, commanding but also comforting in a myriad of ways.

©2023 Rudy Francisco (P)2023 Rudy Francisco

I love Rudy!!

He's always been powerful in his work!! I loved Hellium as well!! Thank you Button Poetry!!

Ride Alomg

Great to listen to on a long ride. Excellent and soothing voice to visualize the setting.

My Favorite

Maybe I'm biased (understandably), but Rudy is such an incredible artist. Truly the GOAT.
Thanks for sharing your craft, always.

A beautiful exploration into Poetry

Rudy is far and away my favorite poet. This is his third book and he is only getting better and better. In "Excuse me as I kiss the sky," he explores several poetic forms. Before each he gives insight into the form and what it means to him. This is a polished and mature Rudy who has become more comfortable with himself and his craft. Truly a master at work.

He Does Not Miss

The transparency just resonates. The performance is simply wonderful. The simple yet complex moments in life put on paper