Reasons to Leave the Slaughter - Couverture souple

Clark, Ben

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1935904329 ISBN 13 : 9781935904328

Editeur : Write Bloody Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Clark's collection tells of the balance between our desperate human need to own a place and call it home, and nature's constant battling back with infestations, tornados, an animal's unforeseen death.
"...the sadness hibernating in my body, like a family of bears that will not survive the summer months."-- from "Summer"
Reasons to Leave the Slaughter will lure you in with stories that call for imaginative romps through the pastures, down to the pond, or up the perfect climbing tree. It is a place of broken limbs, jealousies flaring up between brothers, unwieldy advice handed down from a father, poverty, and love found then lost again.
The collection speaks of the balance between our desperate human need to own a place and call it home, and nature's constant battling back with infestations, tornados crumpling new buildings into dust, an animal's unforeseen death. Told through numerous voices, young and old, male and female, human or animal, these poems give enough space and time to allow the fantastic to take up equal residence alongside reality.
Think of Marquez and Murakami's magic. Think of Li-Young Lee's simple quiet elegance. Think of James Wright's earthiness. Think of Richard Siken's honest violent passion. This book revels in all of this, in youthful discovery, in the hopes and despairs of those growing old without seeming purpose, in the ever-present balance between beauty and brutality.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ben Clark grew up in Nebraska and now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with his wife, Dana, and cat Joni. He works as an editor for Muzzle Magazine and Thoughtcrime Press. Clark has two poetry collections: if you turn around I will turn around (2015) and Reasons to Leave the Slaughter (Write Bloody Publishing, 2011). He's currently working on a full-length manuscript with Dana McKenna, tentatively titled Tell Me Again.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Write Bloody Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1935904329
• ISBN 13: 9781935904328
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 90
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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