Random Exorcisms: Poems
In his latest collection, Random Exorcisms, Adrian C. Louis writes poems with the rough-edged wit and heart-wrenching sincerity that make him one of the seminal voices in contemporary American poetry. Deeply rooted in Native American traditions and folklore, these poems tackle a broad range of subjects, including Facebook, zombies, horror movies, petty grievances, real grief, and pure political outrage. In a style entirely his own, Louis writes hilarious, genuine, self-deprecating poems that expel a great many demons, including any sense of isolation a reader might feel facing a harsh and lonely world.
In the poem "Necessary Exorcism," the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. "I made my choice so easily & picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all," he writes. "Minor Exorcism: 1984" is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple mundanes, like catching a fish, until, "My old heart is thrashing with / long-forgotten boyhood joy." "Dog the Bounty Hunter Blogs" confronts some of the cruel absurdities of reality TV, while "Naked, Midnight, Sober, Facebooking" expels a great many fearful things, including the fear of growing older. These are poems that make you laugh and cry, nod appreciatively, and then laugh just a little more.
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In the poem "Necessary Exorcism," the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. "I made my choice so easily & picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all," he writes. "Minor Exorcism: 1984" is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple mundanes, like catching a fish, until, "My old heart is thrashing with / long-forgotten boyhood joy." "Dog the Bounty Hunter Blogs" confronts some of the cruel absurdities of reality TV, while "Naked, Midnight, Sober, Facebooking" expels a great many fearful things, including the fear of growing older. These are poems that make you laugh and cry, nod appreciatively, and then laugh just a little more.
Random Exorcisms: Poems
In his latest collection, Random Exorcisms, Adrian C. Louis writes poems with the rough-edged wit and heart-wrenching sincerity that make him one of the seminal voices in contemporary American poetry. Deeply rooted in Native American traditions and folklore, these poems tackle a broad range of subjects, including Facebook, zombies, horror movies, petty grievances, real grief, and pure political outrage. In a style entirely his own, Louis writes hilarious, genuine, self-deprecating poems that expel a great many demons, including any sense of isolation a reader might feel facing a harsh and lonely world.
In the poem "Necessary Exorcism," the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. "I made my choice so easily & picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all," he writes. "Minor Exorcism: 1984" is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple mundanes, like catching a fish, until, "My old heart is thrashing with / long-forgotten boyhood joy." "Dog the Bounty Hunter Blogs" confronts some of the cruel absurdities of reality TV, while "Naked, Midnight, Sober, Facebooking" expels a great many fearful things, including the fear of growing older. These are poems that make you laugh and cry, nod appreciatively, and then laugh just a little more.
In the poem "Necessary Exorcism," the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. "I made my choice so easily & picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all," he writes. "Minor Exorcism: 1984" is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple mundanes, like catching a fish, until, "My old heart is thrashing with / long-forgotten boyhood joy." "Dog the Bounty Hunter Blogs" confronts some of the cruel absurdities of reality TV, while "Naked, Midnight, Sober, Facebooking" expels a great many fearful things, including the fear of growing older. These are poems that make you laugh and cry, nod appreciatively, and then laugh just a little more.
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Random Exorcisms: Poems
Random Exorcisms: Poems
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807163719 |
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| Publisher: | Pleiades Press |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2016 |
| Series: | Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series Award |
| Product dimensions: | 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d) |
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