About this title: For the past 40 years, Russell Edson has been producing a body of work unique in its perspective and singular in its approach. He is, arguably, America's most distinguished writer of prose poems. Here are contorted Darwinian narratives of apes and monkeys exhibiting absurdly human behavior, along with his usual menagerie of elephants, horses, ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Boa Editions, Rochester, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781929918638ISBN:1929918631
Description: Like New. Uncorrected Proof. Trade Paperback. Like new; no internal markings; has lost its "Brand New" shine but no obvious defects. ISBN 1929918623. 2005. Trade Paperback. Uncorrected Proof. read more
Edition: 1st edition (stated, and 1 begins number series)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BOA Editions, Rochester, NY
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781929918638ISBN:1929918631
Description: Very fine, in excellent, priced dust jacket. No chips, no tears. Solid, sound text block has no writing, no marginalia, no highlighting, no bookplates, etc.; no remainder marks, NOT ex-library; NOT BC ed. The less common hardcover issue. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BOA ED
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781929918638ISBN:1929918631
Description: New. For the past 40 years, Russell Edson has been producing a body of work unique in its perspective and singular in its approach. He is, arguably, America's most distinguished writer of prose poems. Here are contorted Darwinian narratives of apes and mo... read more
"Seemed like Russell Edson "lite" to me. Trademarks are there--old people, Father, Mother, apes, genitals. All poems in his trademark prose poem style, often with ellipses. I dunno, most of the book seemed to rely on cheap or gross gags and puns. There are others poems of his I like much more than the ones in this book.
That said, "The Gas Heads" was pretty funny--about the word bubbles above the heads of Dick and Jane from the classic readers. Clever!"
"2005 Boa edition so thought I should read it; found it at Passtimes Books in Sister Bay; read it the afternoon I bought it, couldn't put it down; I've not trusted R.E. in the past, but this changed my mind--a more coherent collection, really made me laugh, cry & reread! Still a few pieces in each of the 3 sections that could have been left out all together & would have made the book even stronger."
"Compared to some of Russell Edson's other work, I thought this was a bit tamer and more accessible. Surreal and dream-like, I have come to enjoy Edson quite a bit and admire his ability to create his own folklore/mythology. As my poetry friends will tell you, he sometimes takes over my own work. A haunting voice that grows on you."
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