Scatterplot by David Koehn (English) Paperback Book

Description: Scatterplot by David Koehn Scatterplot navigates a vast landscape of imagination through variations on being lost and found. David Koehns investigative journeys allow space for the failures of consciousness and gaps in the knowable as he traverses a sensory terrain through the shadow of natural history and the glow of the family room TV. In this wilderness is a father and son walking the sloughs of the California delta, searching through the mayhem of a world dismissive of, but also requiring, love. Koehn diagrams connections from media, art, film, music, nature, history, and his own family into a web of coordinates that form constellations of beauty and tragedy. He moves from the music of the Bad Brains, to the grotesque lifecycle of the Tongue-Eating Louse, to the deconstruction of Mutant Mania toys, and on through the poems of David Antin and the suicide of Anthony Bourdain, building a fantastical world from the wild realities of the real one. In a universe so full of imperfection one cant help but both laugh and cry, the poet embraces the present while taking responsibility for his own insufficiencies. Amounting to a mix of experiments—erasures, surreal narratives, collage, walking poems, and more—the delta between right now and forever feels both inescapably present and delightfully confused. Immense vulnerability, infinitely odd observations, and uninhibited daring populate the psychological terrain in the poems of Scatterplot as Koehn invites us to join his spiraling poetic exploration. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography David Koehn is the author of several books of poetry, including Coil and Twine. He lives in Discovery Bay, California. Table of Contents Acknowledgments: "Morning Meditation Busted Sonnet Sequence Failure 19," Borderlands "Delta 3: The Jewel-shaped Dorsal Shield -- Doesnt Just Look Like Danger," East Bay Review "The Day We Translated Catullus 8 in Mr. Nemeshs Latin Class," Cider Press R Review "From its first line this poem announces itself in sinuous rhythms of sound. Koehns sound is contemporary but his tricks ring with ancient echo --apophatic exuberance resonates against aniconic description and coy anacoenotic inquiry. Still, its no dusty fairy tale, nor rangy arrangement --its here and now, immediate and incisive."--Kazim Ali, author of Inquisition"Named for the visual depiction of statistical data, the contemplative second book from Koehn explores domestic chaos through a sequence of long poems. . . . Humor and verbal play appear to offer a coping strategy for the vulnerability and difficulties of daily life, which Koehn sensitively renders in this observant work."-- "Publishers Weekly" Review Quote "Named for the visual depiction of statistical data, the contemplative second book from Koehn explores domestic chaos through a sequence of long poems. . . . Humor and verbal play appear to offer a coping strategy for the vulnerability and difficulties of daily life, which Koehn sensitively renders in this observant work." Details ISBN1632430770 Author David Koehn Pages 88 Year 2020 ISBN-10 1632430770 ISBN-13 9781632430779 Format Paperback Publisher Omnidawn Publishing Imprint Omnidawn Publishing Place of Publication Richmond, CA Country of Publication United States DEWEY 811.6 Language English AU Release Date 2020-04-15 NZ Release Date 2020-04-15 US Release Date 2020-04-15 Publication Date 2020-04-15 UK Release Date 2020-04-15 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161647050;

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