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A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon: New (Soma)Tics
Contributor(s): Caconrad (Author)

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ISBN: 193351759X     ISBN-13: 9781933517599
Publisher: Wave Books
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Binding Type: Paperback
Published: April 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American - General
- Poetry | Lgbt
- Literary Collections | American - General
Dewey: 811.6
LCCN: 2011035008
Physical Information: 1.4" H x 8" W x 10" L (1.50 lbs) 240 pages
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He's a poet for our time like Ginsberg was for his.--Eileen Myles

Conrad's work shows us that the body itself is the first source of alienation and estrangement from the self, and is thus the true subject of poetry. Only by engaging this body . . . can we achieve transport.--Bookforum

What is the best Love you've ever had in this world? Be quiet while thinking about that Love. If someone comes along and starts talking, quietly shoo them away, you're busy, you're a poet with a penny in your mouth. . . . Now get your pen and paper and write about POVERTY, write line after line about starvation and deprivation from the voice of one who has been Loved in this world.

CAConrad's (Soma)tic exercises desire to literally crack open existence as we know it. A Beautiful Marsupial Afternoon is an essential how-to book for anyone interested in breaking through their perceived limitations to become a more politically and physically engaged writer. Incorporating unorthodox steps in the writing process, these twenty-seven exercises and their corresponding poems confirm Conrad's unwavering belief in poetry as a necessary practice for being.

CAConrad, a 2011 PEW Fellow in the Arts, is the author of five books of poetry, including The Book of Frank (Wave Books, 2010/Chax Press, 2009). He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.


 
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