For Karen Garthe, poetry is a Molotov cocktail. A master of radical invention, Garthe combines brio of conception with linguistic virtuosity, bringing language to new life from the inside at breakneck speed. The Banjo Clock, her second collection, cultivates a luxuriant sensibility even as it interrupts poetic continuity with cuts, ironies, sharp wit, and wild recklessness. In poems that consider poetry itself, Garthe writes about preparing the medium, the ink, "the motion of new utility." She then turns to America's ...
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For Karen Garthe, poetry is a Molotov cocktail. A master of radical invention, Garthe combines brio of conception with linguistic virtuosity, bringing language to new life from the inside at breakneck speed. The Banjo Clock, her second collection, cultivates a luxuriant sensibility even as it interrupts poetic continuity with cuts, ironies, sharp wit, and wild recklessness. In poems that consider poetry itself, Garthe writes about preparing the medium, the ink, "the motion of new utility." She then turns to America's psychic maladies and the need to rehabilitate our democracy, now floundering in the glare of TV's blue depressive light.
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No Jacket. Berkeley. 2012. June 2012. University of California Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 9780520273160. New California Poetry, 34. California poetry Editors: Robert Hass, Calvin Bedient, Brenda Hillman, and Forrest Gander. The New California Poetry series presents works by emerging and established poets that reflect UC Press's commitment to innovative and asesthetically wide-ranging literary traditions. 96 pages. paperback. keywords: Modern Contemporary Poetry. DESCRIPTION-For Karen Garthe, poetry is a Molotov cocktail. A master of radical invention, Garthe combines brio of conception with linguistic virtuosity, bringing language to new life from the inside at breakneck speed. The Banjo Clock, her second collection, cultivates a luxuriant sensibility even as it interrupts poetic continuity with cuts, ironies, sharp wit, and wild recklessness. In poems that consider poetry itself, Garthe writes about preparing the medium, the ink, ‘the motion of new utility. ' She then turns to America's psychic maladies and the need to rehabilitate our democracy, now f loundering in the glare of TV's blue depressive light. inventory #38252.
