Kentucky Poet Larry A. McCarthy Publishes Book of Diverse Rhymes Readers will love the ex-medical services corps officer’s clever rhymes and well-crafted lines. Deep but also amusing and inspiring – these are the words that best describe the poems in Larry A. McCarthy’s Firethorn Inn: A Book of Verse (Outskirts Press, 2016). The collection is aptly named for its diverse verses. It is as if the poems, when read, come to life and all together walk into an inn called Firethorn Inn. It is not an ordinary inn, though, but a place where travelers do not only check in for a night or two but also to seek company among men to share stories and opinions, celebrate the day’s experiences, and reflect on one’s aspirations and individual uniqueness