Synopses & Reviews
Poetry. "CONTANGO: the interest paid for the right to postpone fulfillment of an obligation. Often used in the context of stock and gold arbitrage." With an uncanny mix of mordant humor and compassion, Lindsay Hill's fourth full-length book of poems exposes the bad trades our culture thrives on. As Michael Davidson writes, "Lindsay Hill has written the epic of asociety based on deferred payment and delayed gratification, CONTANGO traces our compromised relation to utopia, but in its often hilarious juxtapositions of deadpan clauses and phrases, the poem offers an alternative future in which to say 'this is true' becomes the truth."
Review
"Lindsay Hill has written the epic of asociety based on deferred payment and delayed gratification, Contango traces our compromised relation to utopia, but in its often hilarious juxtapositions of deadpan clauses and phrases, the poem offers an alternative future in which to say 'this is true' becomes the truth." Michael Davidson
Synopsis
"CONTANGO: the interest paid for the right to postpone fulfillment of an obligation. Often used in the context of stock and gold arbitrage." With an uncanny mix of mordant humor and compassion, Lindsay Hill's fourth full-length book of poems exposes the bad trades our culture thrives on.
About the Author
Lindsay Hill was born in San Francisco and is a graduate of Bard College. His previous books include Avelaval (Oyez), Archaeology (Saint Luke's Press) and NdjenFerno (Vatic Hum Press). He lives in Portland, OR with his wife and two children and is a member of the Spare Room Poetry Collective.