A powerful debut and a lyric coming-of-age narrative that interrogates the myths we carry. As he leaves home and forges toward California, the speaker in these poems considers how we learn and mislearn ideas about manhood, confronts the aftershocks of childhood sexual abuse, and questions the human need for belonging.
A powerful debut and a lyric coming-of-age narrative that interrogates the myths we carry. As he leaves home and forges toward California, the speaker in these poems considers how we learn and mislearn ideas about manhood, confronts the aftershocks of childhood sexual abuse, and questions the human need for belonging.
Perry Janes is a writer from metro Detroit who lives in Los Angeles, where he works as a screenwriter. A Pushcart Prize recipient, his work appears in POETRY, Zyzzyva, ElectricLiterature, Poem-a-Day, and elsewhere.
Inhaltsangabe
Backstory Love Poem as Trojan Horse
Act One
Home Remedy Ode to Hydrangeas Ending in Reflection on a Childhood Visit from the Emergency Home Nurse; or, Upon Learning That Certain Flowers Feed on Fertilizer Made from Human Remains This Music No matter how many times I pass Insect Life in Michigan Shooter Palinode The Problem with Metamorphosis Killer of Sheep
Act Two
Creation Myth Another Diorama, Tired as It Feels Shrink! Ode to My Mother’s Talent for Walking in on Any Movie During the Sex Scene; or, Ruba’i for What Returns Parable of the Mermaid Police Interview as Two Knights of the Kingdom and a Rogue Answering Their Questions “A Good Hurt” Creation Myth No Thanks
Act Three
You keep asking the question. We keep answering.
Act Four
On Leaving Detroit for Los Angeles Ode to the Community Garden, Which Is Really Just a Vacant Lot Between Apartment Buildings; or, On Spending My Last Unemployment Check “I treat my money like my side ho” Ambition To the Social Media Influencer in Line Ahead of Me at Starbucks Google Knows Literally Everything About You – Here’s How to Delete That Data Parable of the Golem Ode to Xeriscaping; or, Regarding Austerity, I Find Devotion Survival Guide for Great Indoorsmen Spare Rib with Shiitake Slaw and Scallion Glaze
Act Five
Let loose at lunch, the boys imagine Roast! Manifesto with Honey and Bullets Kink Ars Poetica as Love Poem with Auto-Correct; or, Mission You Uncorrected Error Ode to Griffith Park; or, Every Tourist Attraction Gives Me Another Reason for Mistrust Another Diorama, Revised Palinode The Cookout
Home Remedy Ode to Hydrangeas Ending in Reflection on a Childhood Visit from the Emergency Home Nurse; or, Upon Learning That Certain Flowers Feed on Fertilizer Made from Human Remains This Music No matter how many times I pass Insect Life in Michigan Shooter Palinode The Problem with Metamorphosis Killer of Sheep
Act Two
Creation Myth Another Diorama, Tired as It Feels Shrink! Ode to My Mother’s Talent for Walking in on Any Movie During the Sex Scene; or, Ruba’i for What Returns Parable of the Mermaid Police Interview as Two Knights of the Kingdom and a Rogue Answering Their Questions “A Good Hurt” Creation Myth No Thanks
Act Three
You keep asking the question. We keep answering.
Act Four
On Leaving Detroit for Los Angeles Ode to the Community Garden, Which Is Really Just a Vacant Lot Between Apartment Buildings; or, On Spending My Last Unemployment Check “I treat my money like my side ho” Ambition To the Social Media Influencer in Line Ahead of Me at Starbucks Google Knows Literally Everything About You – Here’s How to Delete That Data Parable of the Golem Ode to Xeriscaping; or, Regarding Austerity, I Find Devotion Survival Guide for Great Indoorsmen Spare Rib with Shiitake Slaw and Scallion Glaze
Act Five
Let loose at lunch, the boys imagine Roast! Manifesto with Honey and Bullets Kink Ars Poetica as Love Poem with Auto-Correct; or, Mission You Uncorrected Error Ode to Griffith Park; or, Every Tourist Attraction Gives Me Another Reason for Mistrust Another Diorama, Revised Palinode The Cookout
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