The Cloud Can Die Now: A Poetry Chapbook

Confessional in tone and style, yet still grounded in the lyric, Floydd Michael Elliott's poetry focuses an unflinching light on different times in his life. From being an in-home caregiver for persons with dementia, or a stay-at-home dad for his son, he weaves a narrative on how these challenging roles shaped and changed his life and marriage. At times scathing in his self-analysis, he attempts to reveal the psyche of a man who himself had a tumultuous upbringing, focusing on the meaning, the beauty, and the struggles in caring for the young and the old from a 'damaged' man's perspective.