The Biscuit Joint : poems / David Kirby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kirby, David, 1944- author.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

54 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2013]

Summary:

Inspired by the carpenter's biscuit joint-a seamless, undetectable fit between pieces of wood-David Kirby's latest collection dramatizes the artistic mind as a hidden connection that links the mundane with the remarkable. Even in our most ordinary actions, Kirby shows, there lies a wealth of creative inspiration: "the poem that is written every day if we're there/to read it." Well known for his garrulous and comic musings, Kirby follows a wandering yet calculated path. In "What's the Plan, Artists?" a girl's yawning in a picture gallery leads him to meditations on subjects as diverse as musical composition, the less-than-beautiful human figure, and "the simple pleasures/of living." The Biscuit Joint traverses seemingly random thoughts so methodically that the journey from beginning to end always proves satisfying and surprising. Book jacket.

Contents:

Why I Don't Drink Before Poetry Readings 1

East of the Sun, West of the Moon 5

Psychodynamic Electrohelmet 8

The Voice in the Other Room 10

What's the Plan, Artists? 12

Ten Thousand Hours with You 16

I ♥ Hot Moms 19

Backwards Man 23

Roy G. Biv 26

Senior Coffee 28

Almost Happy 30

My Favorite Foreign Language 32

Baby Handle 33

Ode to My Hands 39

Breathless 41

To Everyone Who Has Died Since I Was Born 43

Siberia 45

If Any Man Have an Ear, Let Him Listen 48

Horrible Things May Be True 51.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780807151068

0807151068

0807151076

9780807151075

OCLC:

819531677