I can't hate a writer who can come up with lines like: "Your tribe's Doritos are infested with a stegosaur. / That Forever 21 used to be a Virgin Megastore."However, the signal-to-noise ratio here is alarmingly low. For every bit of inspired will-it-blend goofiness, there are glib lines like "Let's put the Christ back in Xbox" and "Slash is both sad and happy for Axl" (groan).You know what this reminds me of? Lame nerdcore rap. Give me Wu-Tang, give me Nas, Aesop Rock, etc. If this is modern poetry, I'm proud not to 'get it.' I would think Poems would have good turns of phrases, but beyond an avalanche of pop cultural references, there's not really much substance here. Maybe it's poetry that you have to hear to feel; the rhythms didn't speak to me at all. And I just had a negative reaction from the start, so putting the time in to try to tease out meaning did not seem a worthwhile use of time or effort. To those that find Mr. Robbins 'viciously inventive' or 'brutal' I'll leave it to you; but I don't feel at all bad about not being one who 'gets it'.
What do You think about Alien Versus Predator (2000)?
It certainly has its moments that are often playful and sometimes profound.
—sr1247
Who the heck makes a poem about Alien vs. Predator. I mean seriously...xD
—Krutman
