The Man with His Back to the Room is a collection of poems that captivates the reader with its unique style of free verse and touch of avant-garde.

"The arms that wave from the windows are black& the cats that roam the street are black & there are black beards & black hands & black market toys& you’ve blackened the windows & shut my eyes…”

“The man in the gray hat
has a pawn ticket in his pocket & a memory of suicide.

In winter he carries a gun & news of religious sacrifice.”

Roger Aplon is a seasoned author living in Barcelona, Spain. His prior works include Stiletto, By Dawn’s Early Light at 120 Miles Per Hour, It’s Mother’s Day and Barcelona Diary.