Speaking of books suddenly appearing in one's mailbox, I received
Halvard Johnson's Organ Harvest with Entrance of Clones yesterday, & a
bright bitter sardonic tonic it is.
People here know Hal's Sonnets, many of which appear here, but there
are also longer poems, poetic sequences, in various forms. Many harvest
various texts, dialects & discourses, all to undermine expectations.
Sharply etched, & often beautifully illustrating the vagaries of the
'I' (which we were discussing before I went on vacation), these poems
exemplify a USAmerican surreality crashing into the politics of being
here, now.
Certainly a book worth tracking down....
Doug
Douglas Barbour
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Latest book: Continuations (with Sheila E Murphy)
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There must be five hundred signed copies
for particular friends; six for the general
public; and one for America.
Oscar Wilde
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