Red-Eyed Poplars

I was thinking that perhaps we should name trees according to the reactions they produce in allergy season.  Maybe this would cause people to think twice before they buy a Red-Eyed Poplar, or a Snotty Willow.  Itchy Ash?  Try Preparation ‘Don’t Plant It’.  Need a remedy for an I-Can’t-Breathe Elm?  Try an axe.
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Whomever wrote the back of the book jacket for this novel.

Monkey is a post-cubist deconstructionist kung fu story told in a lyrical Gertrude-Stein-like style.
(I hoped you laughed as hard as I did.)