Bringing the Shovel Down
Author | : Ross Gay |
Publisher | : University of Pittsburgh Press |
Total Pages | : 85 |
Release | : 2011-01-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780822991199 |
ISBN-13 | : 0822991195 |
Rating | : 4/5 (195 Downloads) |
Download or read book Bringing the Shovel Down written by Ross Gay and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2011-01-23 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing the Shovel Down is a re-imagination of the violent mythologies of state and power. "These poems speak out of a global consciousness as well as an individual wisdom that is bright with pity, terror, and rage, and which asks the reader to realize that she is not alone--that the grief he carries is not just his own. Gay is a poet of conscience, who echoes Tomas Transtromer's 'We do not surrender. But want peace.'" --Jean Valentine "Ross Gay is some kind of brilliant latter-day troubadour whose poetry is shaped not only by yearning but also play and scrutiny, melancholy and intensity. I might be shocked by the bold, persistent love throughout Bringing the Shovel Down if I wasn’t so wooed and transformed by it." --Terrance Hayes