Far From Sudden
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.91 (629 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1937854256 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 60 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
At only thirty-seven, Brent Goodman nearly died in the midst of April NaPoWriMo 2009. Spanning three decades, every poem in Far From Sudden radiates out from this bewildering experience.
Goodman weaves light into darkness gloriously, like prayer into marrow." - Rigoberto González. From the Back Cover"Goodman's poems are marvelously realized into crisp and compressed lyrics not easily forgotten. I hated to leave a world where a heart resides in a blue aquarium, and black holes and other mysteries of the universe 'sip from themselves.' Far From Sudden frequently surprises, even as we are seduced by sights and sounds of the ordinary animated with astonishing and eloquent force." - Aimee Nezhukumatathil"These poems are heart-haunted. Cardiac telemetry is the central metaphor for his poetic quest that captures the danc
Brent Goodman's debut poetry collection The Brother Swimming Beneath Me (2009) was a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a Thom Gunn Award. Brent lives in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, where he's a professional copywriter, assistant editor for the online journal Anti-, and a certified Reiki Master teacher/practitioner.. A recipient of two Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowships, his work has appeared
"One of the most impressive new collections of poetry: Brent Goodman" according to Grady Harp. Brent Goodman has been around the block even at this young age and his compelling poetry has been widely published and honored. Encountering Brent Goodman for the first time is a rather astonishing experience - his poetry seems to emerge from the soul of one who has more insight into the human condition than most. Perhaps some of the reason his poems find the center of their target is the rather nonchalant manner in which he composes them. Also, having had a brush with the next life - a seeming cardiac arrest at age One of the most impressive new collections of poetry: Brent Goodman Brent Goodman has been around the block even at this young age and his compelling poetry has been widely published and honored. Encountering Brent Goodman for the first time is a rather astonishing experience - his poetry seems to emerge from the soul of one who has more insight into the human condition than most. Perhaps some of the reason his poems find the center of their target is the rather nonchalant manner in which he composes them. Also, having had a brush with the next life - a seeming cardiac arrest at age 37 from which he somehow s. 7 from which he somehow s