{"product_id":"the-other-poems-paperback","title":"The Other Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Legault\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This astonishing young poet is surely \u003cstrong\u003edestined to be one of the crucial voices of her generation\u003c\/strong\u003e.\"-Michael Silverblatt, Bookworm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I applaud Ariana's desire to be \u003cstrong\u003edisrespectful, lewd, broken, narcissistic-all the unforgivable female crimes \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich if instead were committed by humans would just be called 'hot.' She does it here and she does it WRONG, cheer, cheer.\"-Eileen Myles, Poetry Foundation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComposed in the direct, accessible, consciousness-piercing style, \u003cem\u003eMercury\u003c\/em\u003e comprises a group of long poems. These interlocking works speak to the substance and essence of what is said, transmitted, transacted, \"communicated\" between persons. Reines proposes that substance and essence are opposites, and explores this in contexts including commercial cinema and internet porn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music makes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music makes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMakes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePicking a lemon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLate at night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy heart tightens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI fear nature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour music makes me feel lonely\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI must be responsible for it\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm alive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have this hair helmet on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm so alive\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI say yes to the megaplex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou say it's awful isn't it awful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI say yeah\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what. Something sentimental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis place\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI agree\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe're gonna go into the movie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day is long enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day is long enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe day is so long enough\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mercury is the smallest planet and the closest to the sun. Mercury, the chemical, is highly toxic, commonly known as Quicksilver, and is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature. Mercury in its book form is filled with shimmering poetry that tastes like cotton candy mixed with cum and works as an antidote to the poison of withholding.\"-Liz Axelrod, Luna Luna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Legault was born in Ontario and raised in Tennessee. He holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia and a B.F.A. in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California. His poems have been published or are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eThe Awl, Denver Quarterly, Maggy, SUPERMACHINE, Washington Square\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. His first book of poetry \u003ci\u003eThe Madeleine Poems\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Omnidawn in 2010. Currently, he is translating the complete works of Guillaume Apollinaire as well as Renée Gagnon's \u003ci\u003eSteve McQueen (mon amoureux)\u003c\/i\u003e from the French. He has also finished an English-to-English translation of the complete works of Emily Dickinson, part of which has been published as a chapbook, \u003ci\u003eThe Emily Dickinson Reader\u003c\/i\u003e, vol. 1 (Try and Make, 2009). With Sharmila Cohen, he edits the translation press Telephone Books. Paul lives with his husband, Orion Jenkins, in Brooklyn, NY where he works at the Academy of American Poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2012)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335847186669,"sku":"9781934200506","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/fjVnPloN7t9781934200506.webp?v=1785051254","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/the-other-poems-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}