Punks New amp Selected Poems by John Keene
Brand: Distributed Art Publishers, Inc.
Product Description
A landmark collection of poetry by acclaimed fiction writer translator and MacArthur Fellow John Keene PUNKS NEW ampamp SELECTED POEMS is a generous treasury in seven sections that spans decades and includes previously unpublished and brand new work. With depth and breadth PUNKS weaves together historic narratives of loss lust and love. The many voices that emerge in these poemsfrom historic Black personalities both familial and famous to the poets friends and lovers in gay bars and bedroomsform a cast of characters capable of addressing desire oppression AIDS and grief through sorrowful songs that we sing as hard as we live. At home in countless poetic forms PUNKS reconfirms John Keene as one of the most important voices in contemporary poetry. John Keenes PUNKS is utterly brilliant. The range vision depth and humanity he brings to the page are as galactic as Bannekers astral wanderings as crisp as the chordal cutting of a searching horn as courageous and small as a nose wide open. Keenes masterfully inventive inquiry of self and history is queered Blackened and joyously thick with multitudes of voice and valence. Amen to this explorationTyehimba Jess Poetry. African ampamp African American Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. show more
Condition : New
Author : John Keene
Weight : 470.17
Publisher : Distributed Art Publishers Inc.
Language : English
EAN : 9781737277521
ISBN10 : 1737277522
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20213008
Place of Publication : United States
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 140 X 211 X 15mm