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Cummins, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1962847217 ISBN 13 : 9781962847216

Editeur : DOS Madres Press, 2025

Synopsis

Jim Cummins' wit and humor are legendary among both his friends. In his latest book of poems, Cummins maintains that the fear of death is the ultimate ego-trip, and central to this belief is his amusement at the self-centeredness of American experience. As he wrote in an early poem, he's interested in exploring the "border region between narcissism and an inner life." These poems cover a range of subjects, from teaching film noir to the silliness of academia & religion & maleness, to guns, love, friendship, beating a mother to death with a brick, an orange-colored president in diapers, and the death of a raccoon. With special cameos by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Tom & Viv, John Wayne, Nick Black Elk, and Acker Bilk. Don't miss out.

SAMPLE:

Be Careful What You Wish For

One night as you're staring

into the 'abyss of erudition, '

the abyss loses interest in you

and moves on down the line-

sort of like metaphysical speed dating,

except you didn't get the chance

to show it your credentials.

You're ticked off, but it's unfairness

that got you here to begin with,

right? One thing you'd been certain of

was that you were an interesting case-

could this be a wake-up call?

The abyss is way down the line now,

oblivious, leaving behind a nothingness

you peek out over the rim of,

like a child who's just learned how

to stand up in his crib.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Cummins was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1948, grew up in Cleveland and Indianapolis, and took degrees from the University of Cincinnati and the Iowa Writers Workshop. He's published seven books of poems, including his latest, Recalcitrant Actors, (Dos Madres Press, 2021), as well as poems in many journals, including the American Poetry Review, Paris Review, Harper's, AGNI, et al. His work appears in several anthologies, including The Oxford Book of American Poetry, 180 More, and five volumes of the Best American Poetry series. He lives in Cincinnati with his wife, the poet Maureen Bloomfield.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: DOS Madres Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1962847217
• ISBN 13: 9781962847216
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 106
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible