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Lädt ... The Incognito Loungevon Denis Johnson
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. I read the majority of this book in the park, under a hot sun with a heavy heart. Johnson's poetry moves in dark circles around refrains of loss, self-deception and deep truths. These poems cut me to the chest and held my face to the page. There's nothing romantic in the boozing and reckless nature these poems contain - they're beautiful in the way a boarded-up country house can look in the right light. "Sway" and "The Flames" are two immediate favourites — I know otherswill come to surface when I read this again. My thanks to Mason for giving me his copy of Jesus' Son two plus years ago. That was my ticket in. Typically I like collections of poetry that grab me by the throat immediately. I almost didn't get past part one of Denis Johnson's third collection of poetry, but I'm glad I did. The Incognito Lounge pulls you along through dimly lit corridors, and whispers the names of the seen and forgotten, a woman on the bus, or the man at the end of the bar. The collection culminates in the penultimate long poem "The Confessions of St. Jim-Ralph" which is somewhere between a biography and a prayer. Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Raymond Carver said of The Incognito Lounge, Denis Johnson's third and most widely acclaimed book of verse: The subject matter is harrowingly convincing, is nothing less than a close examination of the darker side of human conduct. Why do we act this way? Johnson asks. How should we act? His best poems are examples of what the finest poetry can do: bring us closer to ourselves and at the same time put us in touch with something larger. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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"Whatever is most terrible is most real—
the Bible fights, The fetuses burning in light-bulbs,
the cunnilingual, intravenous
swamp of love." ( )