State of the Union: Fifty Political Poems

State of the Union: Fifty Political Poems
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From rough optimism to sharp criticism, fifty American poets present new work dissecting the current political climate in America. Wide-ranging writers bring their bold voices to this collection, including Eileen Myles, Matthew Rohrer, Rebecca Wolff, Terrance Hayes, Joe Wenderoth, and Tao Lin.
â€œWalking by Hope Streetâ€
Look at the landscape,
A lot of damage, no?
But we are here together,
And of needing me, here
The world needs me,
We are too alone.
And what of our orange daylight,
Growing darker as the lamplit
Trees grow dark. There
Is not enough to say.
But our hands, our gentle
Frozen hands sift through
Things like numbers out of breath.
It will all be okay, I promise.
Promise who? Promise the faded land.
â€”Noelle Kocot
â€œLiterary Agencyâ€
Coretta Scott
King has died, the other
day. Dream
unrealized. Lost
and found, lost again, bathos
my motivation
my Elysian
dream. The place
inside
untutored, incorruptible,
without relation. Thatâ€™s
something to hold onto,
and uncontingency
dressing the wound. Thatâ€™s
sad and just â€œwhat it is.â€
It is what it is.
Thatâ€™s what I say
when I canâ€™t bear the news.
â€”Rebecca Wolff
Country USA
Brand Wave Books
Manufacturer Wave Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781933517339
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781933517339
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wave Books
Manufacturer	Wave Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781933517339
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781933517339
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

State of the Union: Fifty Political Poems

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