Citizen
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.36 (707 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0872865207 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 88 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
However within that space is a carnival of language, and the reader loves the short wild ride, in part because Shurin revels in the glory of words. Traveling across the borders of cities and the boundaries of form, he crafts a dazzling vision of daily life as a citizen of the imagination."His writing folds the mundane and the mythic in with deep images of personal archetype. But his songs have a grace that's his alone."—The Rumpus"Aaron Shurin, in Citizen, deliriously revels in sensual images, sly wisdom and rumbling pauses. Soehnlein, author of Robin and Ruby"Citizen's lyrics are a fine mixture of the crisp and the luxurious if such a combination is possible. Citizen is a lyrical and affirming look into the vibrant life of San Francisco and into the mind of one of its most accomplished poets."—World Literature Today"In Citizen, Shurin seamlessly tackles many aspects of life. It would be difficult to find a piece in Shurin's tightly constructed bounty that doesn't reiterate the beauty of his cerebrally-interpreted text, but there are indeed standouts and, conversely, some pages that could poss
The passing moments in which the poems possessed Shurin are held fresh to the page in a dazzled string of trigger-touches. Most importantly, he takes the prose poem 'to where the beautiful nights dance like bears.' Citizen promises a journey to a space somewhere in between now and the future, which readers are sure to find both fascinating and familiar."—Melissa Hohl, Small Press Distribution"These new, 60-plus, mostly one-page are bursts of lyric intensity and sensual imagery with at times hints of personal passions and sexual moments—'…A pulley system raising chin or ass—yanked in—grommet eyes—your grin flushed out as your hand clutches…' Each of the solid texts is saturated with words, a rush and a tumble of exciting and excitable but at all times controlled excess.