Disabled Monsters : Linnet's Wings (Press : 9780993049385 : 0993049389 : 03 Oct 2016 : A Book of Poetry Reviews: In the world of poetry, there are those who paint intricate pictures with simple words-and those who hone their craft, serving a greater purpose with their pen. In Disabled Monsters, John C. Mannone does both, creating bold displays of imagery while depicting how the human race deals with physical, mental, emotional, and behavioral disabilities. The opening poem in the book, entitled "Empty Shells," starts off with a quote from John Donne. The quote reads, "All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book but translated unto a better language." From there, Mannone opens the floodgates of imagery for the reader The tree sways its arms, crossing them, fingers moving in the weave of its hands, as if to sign. You can read the quaking of leaves telling us the quiet truth-we are not the children of a lesser God. ("The