My Shaolin: A Poem of Staten Island

by Joel Lewis

Overview

Poetry. "Poet as prime responder, constant sender, ever on call. It's Joel Lewis with the news!"—Clark Coolidge.

"In this ambitious serial poem of Staten Island, Joel Lewis takes on a role equal parts tour guide and passenger"—Trace Peterson

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781934909874
Publisher:	Hanging Loose Press
Publication date:	06/15/2016
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Joel Lewis edited Bluestones and Salt Hay, an anthology of New Jersey poets, as well as Reality Prime, the selected poems of Walter Lowenfels, and On the Level Everyday, the selected talks of Ted Berrigan. His own poetry collections include NORTH RIVER RUNDOWN, SURRENDER WHEN LEAVING COACH, LEARNING FROM NEW JERSEY, and VERTICAL'S CURRENCY: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS. A social worker by day, he has taught writing at The Poetry Project, The Writer's Voice, and Rutgers University. He and his wife, Sandy Flitterman-Lewis, a cinema professor at Rutgers, live in Hoboken, NJ. A loving commentator on things New Jerseyan, MY SHAOLIN: A POEM OF STATEN ISLAND moves his focus to Staten Island.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

The Dream Police 11

1 "committed to The Method" 13

2 "not a setup for some insight" 31

3 "answerable questions left on hold" 45

4 "Expect Delays" 65

5 "already shaping this morning's entry" 79

6 "stroll down Broadway" 95

The Last Set 107

Notes 110