In this collection of verses and rhymes, Michael Vito Tosto (author of Portrait of an Infidel and The Offbeat Rhythms) brings his quirky yet haunted view of life and reality to the genre of poetry. Ranging from poignant philosophical statements to the most absurd of nonsensical psychedelia, these poems are a profound and enjoyable commentary about the beautiful and often perplexing world we live in. A master of rhythm and an expert wordsmith, Tosto brings his heart to In Absentia, and the end result is yet another exercise in the existential dance between agony and ecstasy.