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Hardscrabbleby Kevin Mcfadden
Synopses & ReviewsReview:"In his debut, McFadden is big on wordplay, particularly anagrams. Attempting to make meaning of the similarities in words — how words as arrangements of letters may connect associatively — McFadden fashions a book too coherent to be Language Poetry, though it certainly pays its respects: 'Can't tell your oh from your ah? Go, go or else/ go ga-ga. What, were you born in a barn? Oh.' Longer poems show a less self-conscious and more ruminative sensibility. In 'Famed Cities,' the narrator reflects on memories of growing up in Ohio via a survey of cities in short poems rife with both cynicism and nostalgia. Typically, Cleveland is broken down to word bits: 'C-level fits:/ the even keel, average but no slacker.' The poems are often a mouthful, and one occasionally wants more seriousness, but this debut showcases a wild and powerful wit in action." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:Playful and rich, formally inventive, funny and wry, Kevin McFadden's poems examine American identity through the latent possibilities of language. Transforming empty spans of interstate and inconspicuous small towns into landscapes fertile with wordplay and rampant with irony, McFadden makes letters themselves rearrange and conspire against commonplaces. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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