Description
Arranged in four parts--each associated with a particular Louisiana city--the poems in Rhythm & Booze trace the hardships and uncertainties, as well as the moments of unexpected sublimity, of a life lived in a continuous struggle between fresh starts and destructive old patterns.
Mirroring the music of New Orleans, Kane's poems combine traditional form with improvisational flourishes. Rhythm & Booze charts her progress as she undertakes a number of journeys, from youth to experience, from blues bars to college classrooms, from city to country, from chaos to something approaching peace.
Poetry of fate vs. free will, alcholism and codependencyvs. recovery, repeating the familiar patterns vs. breaking free.
Reviews
Selected by Maxine Kumin as one of five volumes published in 2003 in the National Poetry Series. Finalist for the 2005 Poets' Prize.
Book Information
ISBN 9780252071409
Author Julie Kane
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint University of Illinois Press
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Weight(grams) 113g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 10mm
Mirroring the music of New Orleans, Kane's poems combine traditional form with improvisational flourishes. Rhythm & Booze charts her progress as she undertakes a number of journeys, from youth to experience, from blues bars to college classrooms, from city to country, from chaos to something approaching peace.
Poetry of fate vs. free will, alcholism and codependencyvs. recovery, repeating the familiar patterns vs. breaking free.
Reviews
Selected by Maxine Kumin as one of five volumes published in 2003 in the National Poetry Series. Finalist for the 2005 Poets' Prize.
Book Information
ISBN 9780252071409
Author Julie Kane
Format Paperback
Page Count 88
Imprint University of Illinois Press
Publisher University of Illinois Press
Weight(grams) 113g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 10mm
