Why should I "buy the pig in a poke", accepting something without seeing or examining it first? Back in the days when bookstores still existed, you could hold a book in your hands and leaf it. I would recommend all self-publishing, and new writers to give a small teaser of their work, perhaps showing the first paragraph. If you can lure me in by the first paragraph, then you have deserved my money.
EMPERORS OF DREAMS: SOME NOTES ON WEIRD POETRY Includes essays on the weird verse of George Sterling, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, Samuel Loveman, Donald Wandrei, Frank Belknap Long For purchase, contact P'rea Press, email: DannyL58@hotmail.com