Mrs. Belladonna's Supper Club Waltz (Darvil Trilogy)
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (604 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1935218905 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 94 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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A past MacDowell fellow, Fort is currently at work on a novel: The Last Black Hippie in Connecticut. Charles Fort's books include We Did Not Fear the Father: New and Selected Poems (Red Hen Press, 2012), MRS. Fort's poems have appeared in such journals, periodicals, and anthologies as The B
Charles Fort explores the Other through the use of an elaborate persona. And his comedy is Swiftian; he is most brutally funny when he is angriest."—Donald Soucy"Charles Fort rises above the regional and the racial to where true freedom resides—in the core of the imagination."—ET Malone, Jr.Fort's two previous books in the trilogy appeared in 1993 and 2001: Darvil, and Frankenstein Was A Negro. His poems are jazzy riffs through Fourth of July bombast, Native Am
. He is the founder of the Wendy Fort Foundation Theater of the Arts. BELLADONNA'S SUPPER CLUB WALTZ (The Backwaters Press, 2013), and The Town Clock Burning (Carnegie Mellon University Press, Classic Contemporary Series). Fort's poems have appeared in such journals, periodicals, and anthologies as The Best American Poetry 2003, The Best American Poetry 2000, Best of Prose Poem International, and The American Poetry Review. A past MacDowell fellow, Fort is currently at work on a novel: The Last Black Hippie in Connecticut. About the Author Charles Fort's books include We Did Not Fear the Father: New and Selected Poems (Red Hen Press, 2012), MRS
these poems are perfect examples of what I love about prose poems Mostly new to me, though with a few old and welcome friends, these poems are perfect examples of what I love about prose poems. So easily approachable in how laid back they seem in form, you don't easily notice the complexity that can be there. They just lay down the line at the same time that they deliver intense evocation, amazing images, and a heated current of pleasure that's almost physical. Spoken music, wonderful poems.