Description
from "Mayakovsky's Revolver"
I keep thinking about the way
blackberries will make the mouth
of an eight year old look like he's a ghost
that's been shot in the face. In the dark I can see
my older brother walking through the tall brush
of his brain. I can see him standing
in the lobby of the hotel,
alone, crying along with the ice machine.
About the Author
Matthew Dickman is the award-winning author of Wonderland, Mayakovsky's Revolver, and All-American Poem, winner of the May Sarton Award from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
Reviews
"A book of real immediacy, the kind that re-enacts modern life with all its joys and sorrows." -- NPR "His poems ... strike at the soul." "Matthew Dickman's poems go off like a bottle rocket."
Book Information
ISBN 9780393348798
Author Matthew Dickman
Format Paperback
Page Count 104
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 139g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 10mm