Starve the Vulture

A “compelling” memoir of self-destruction, recovery, and redemption from a four-time National Poetry Slam finalist ( Booklist ). This mesmerizing memoir recounts Jason Carney’s twisting journey as he overcomes his own racism, homophobia, drug addiction, and harrowing brushes with death to find redemption and unlikely fame on the national performance poetry circuit. Woven into Carney's path to recovery is a powerful family story, depicting the roots of prejudice and dysfunction through several ge