- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (15 Jan 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0822959917
- ISBN-13: 978-0822959915
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,754,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When I saw you ahead I ran two blocks shouting your name then realizing it wasn't you but some alarmed pretender, I went on running, shouting now into the sky, continuing your fame and luster. Since I've been incinerated, I've oft returned to this thought, that all things loved are pursued and never caught, even as you slept beside me you were flying off. At least what's never had can't be lost.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Young traps himself in his limited range.
27 Dec 2008
Format:Paperback
This book was pretty good, despite what one reviewer wrote earlier. However, the problem with this book is that Young's style, that unpredictablity of where lines are going and coming from gives the reader little to savor. After reading this book I felt as if the whole thing ran straight through me and I was left with no memorable moments. Make no mistake though, Young's poems are refreshing. His style is reminiscent of the improvisatory poems of Koch, Goldbarth, and even the beats to an extent. He exceeds Koch's mediocre works and Goldbarth's pieces in "The Kitchen Sink," but his style begins to wear after you read through 10 or so poems. The syntax just slides down the page and the attention falls with it. It begins to feel too much like half-riffs rather than a cohesive melody... even disjunctive. Pitt. Poetry series is a good series and tends toward the "anti-academic" strain of a Bob Hicok (who is a professor BTW) and Dean Young, the Pitt series is worth checking out if you are tired of the pretentiousness of heavily "academic" poems (ironically it is a college press???).
I do recommend this book if you like whimsical and perhaps coy approaches to poetics. But for Young's poetry it must be remembered that some kinds of poetry you have to hear like a live concert where there is more energy and more mistakes, instead of a studio album that has been rehearsed to death.
-Pietro
I do recommend this book if you like whimsical and perhaps coy approaches to poetics. But for Young's poetry it must be remembered that some kinds of poetry you have to hear like a live concert where there is more energy and more mistakes, instead of a studio album that has been rehearsed to death.
-Pietro
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
my thoughts
5 May 2010
Format:Paperback
This was a very good read. Most all his poems posed some question about his life's events. "MY Outlook on Life" had a reference to the story of Adam and Eve; others of his poems also had Biblical references. His poetry is very deep and thought provoking. If he isn't posing a question directly, he is leaving the reader questioning the topic of his poems. his poetry has no real rhyme but it does have a certain structure and form. His visions are well thought out and he asks questions without asking. Overall this is a good read for anyone that likes the challenge of good poetry and being left with questions about their own life after each poem they read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
He was my professor once
25 July 2010
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DY was my professor once - and he's about as weird and crazy in real life as his poetry leads you on to believe. Love him, love his work.
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