More Songs the Radio Won't Play: Poems - Couverture souple

Rogal, Stan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1770418032 ISBN 13 : 9781770418035

Editeur : ECW Press,Canada, 2025

Synopsis

Lyrical poetry inspired by popular songs, Rogal sweeps the reader through the journey of creation.

In More Songs the Radio Won't Play, Stan Rogal takes formerly "popular" tunes (from various genres) and transforms them. Self-referentiality; mashups of the erudite and profane; allusions to other arts and sciences; the insertion and bending of biographical and historical facts; problematic snippets of philosophy and literary theory, quotes, and bastardizations; deploying non- or a-political language to challenge notions of how a poem should work; sampling; and off-kilter humour work together to update Rogal's playlist for a present-day audience.

While his poems unavoidably serve to comment on the world today, Rogal resists a central message. The true emphasis of this collection is on the process of creation. It's not the destination but the journey that is of significance. Not mere cover versions, not exactly parodies (though parodic), these poems are redactions, mutations, Frankenstein's monsters ... they resemble the original -- somewhat -- yet are also grossly different.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born in Vancouver, and now living in Toronto, Stan Rogal is the author of 27 books, including eight novels, seven story collections, and 12 poetry collections. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Rogal is also a produced playwright and the former coordinator of Toronto's popular Idler Pub Reading Series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ECW Press,Canada
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1770418032
• ISBN 13: 9781770418035
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 120
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible