At the Car Wash - Couverture souple

Russell, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1931307547 ISBN 13 : 9781931307543

Editeur : Rattle Foundation, 2023

Synopsis

In his chapbook, At the Car Wash, Arthur Russell investigates and cross-examines his experiences growing up and working in his family’s small business, a car wash located in Brooklyn, New York. The poems begin with the physical plant and the men who work there, and the family relationships, particularly Russell’s relationship with his father, the inventor of the conveyorized car wash and the owner of the business. The voice is often unsparingly frank, as in “How to Replace a Toilet,” and sometimes lyrical, as in “Mom Would Be a Cardinal.” The poems find their evocative power and resonance in Russell’s willingness to drill down deeply into the minutiae of everyday life in an unquestionably unromantic setting and to find both beauty and belonging. As he says in the final line of “The Jetty,” the final poem in the book— “I will never leave this place.”

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Rattle Foundation
• Date d'édition: 2023
• ISBN 10: 1931307547
• ISBN 13: 9781931307543
• Reliure: Paperback
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible