Rosey the Baby Killer and Other Stories

By Bill Shields

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880985543
• ISBN13: 9781880985540
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: 2 13 61
• Length: 113 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Brutal Truth Uncensored

Bill Shields tells it like it is. Rosey is no exception. Having read almost every word of his writing, searched the internet and beyond for more, the main constant of his writing is brutal honesty. While many are quick to point out that his work is a horror show of pain and suffering (which much of it is) I see a strength to it, a man who has faced more demons than most of us will ever experience and lived to tell the tale. In my opinion, there are very, very, few writers out there today who can hold a candle to his talent and power. Nothing is watered down or left to chance - what you see is what you get, which is something you hardly see in contemporary poetry or fiction anymore. If you haven't read Bill Shields, you haven't read anything.

ROSEY is proof that, in the right hands, words have power.

I read HUMAN SHRAPNEL and hoped that, 20 years later, Bill Shields would have found some peace. I hoped that I could read ROSEY THE BABY KILLER and not have the nightmares I had when I read HUMAN SHRAPNEL. But here's the same man and the same pain, now instensified by guilt and by fresh wounds from strained and broken relationships. After reading Bill Shields, I could never doubt that words have power. If only they had the power to set him free.

A rosey-cheeked baby killer - Bill Shields

The strongest in a line of books by Bill Shields released by Henry Rollins of 2.13.61 Publications, "Rosey the Baby Killer" is Shields' most compelling work to date. This man is obviously tortured by memories and deeds that few of us can imagine. There has been so much talk about Shields and Vietnam - but what Bill Shields writes about is the aftermath of living with Vietnam. "Rosey" takes us in a new direction. Leave it to Shields to change horses in mid-stream and then remount. A must-read.

The Best Poet Out There Today

No one can lay down the line like Bill Shields. The poetry in this book will take you right through Sheild's hellish life. A very strong read.