NIGHT TAXI, True Tales and Assorted Vignettes

Best known for his performance poetry, Earl LeClaire's observations on the human condition take many forms. In Night Taxi he absorbs us with glimpses into the lives of his passengers. The work is by turns, extremely funny, and very troubling as he celebrates the quirky, and the genuine in people, while describing the destructive effects of those who use addiction, whether to money, power, sex, or drugs, to get them through. In very sharp language that has a vibrant urgency, LeClaire takes us on a high-spirited ride that shows us the view out the driver's window rather than from the back seat. Steve Kowitt, Gorilla Press