Floating on Solitude

Floating on Solitude
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 354
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ISBN-10 : 0252065840
ISBN-13 : 9780252065842
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Floating on Solitude by : Dave Smith

Download or read book Floating on Solitude written by Dave Smith and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Forging through this voluminous collection is akin to visiting at length with a charismatic, if highly disturbed, relative. Generally, the poems start out presenting facades of well-mannered normalcy, e.g., brief narratives or odes to nature and the sea, but then something shifts and goes terribly right. A sentence turns odd and powerful; a quiet, streak of insanity emerges; a young girl leaves her scent upon a young boy's body. Sometimes a poem pops up that is dangerous from start to finish, such as "The Suicide Eaters" or "Drunks," about a reading at a V.A. hospital for recovering addicts and alcoholics. Smith is highly conscious of word choice. He tinkers with grammar and rhythm just enough to be utterly engaging, leaving the reader exhausted after the visit, but wiser for the effort."- Publishers weekly.


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