Every night of our lives / Rocco De Giacomo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Giacomo, Rocco, author.

Series:

Essential poets ; 236.

Essential poets

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canadian poetry--21st century.

Canadian poetry.

Physical Description:

ix, 83 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Guernica Editions, 2016.

Summary:

The twin themes of dreams and domestic adventure work together in Every Night of Our Lives to create a tactile and brightly-coloured odyssey of the mundane. At times harrowing and sombre and at other times humorous and bizarre, Every Night provides a meaning account of middle-aged life in the new millennium. It begins with an atmosphere of lingering restlessness, but gradually turns towards reflections of a first time father settling down in a era of pop culture and high speed internet, as he comes to terms with his own mortality, personal flaws and limitations.

Contents:

Natural Selection 1

The Visible World (Modified Katuata) 2

Restless 3

Driving in the Suburbs at Night 4

Note on a Fridge Door 5

Returning to the Fold (Modified Katuata) 6

Night Driving 8

Summer in a Small Town 9

The Burning Glass (Modified Alexandrine) 10

Here on Mercury (Paradelle) 11

Angels (Cut-Up) 12

Your Passenger Will Wear a Pale Face (Pontoon) 13

Nonetheless 14

Notes to My Daughter, I 15

Resonance 16

At Thirty-Eight 17

The Savage Present 18

Flames (Modified Verilai) 19

Try All You Want (Modified Sisindiran) 20

To My Gaming Avatar 21

Mercy (Pentina) 22

Black Friday (Sevenling) 24

AOL (Modified Ghazal) 25

Distinction 26

Notoriety (Vignette) 28

Genesis 1:14 29

The Chances 30

The Houses Vanish 32

Note to My Daughter, II 33

Sleep Will Come (Rictametre) 34

Danforth Village Blackout 35

Shoplift (Modified Villanelle) 36

Louis Riel 37

Elegy 38

Hinge Pin 39

Home 40

Are You There (Slavic Antithesis) 42

Every Night of Our Lives (Cinquain) 43

Lucid (Pontoon) 44

To Members of the Publig 45

Here, For Warmth 46

Cape Enrage 47

Internet Comment on Karen Armstrong 48

Antisocial 49

On Death in Dreams (Luna) 50

Morning Robin 51

Notes to My Daughter, III 52

This Land Like A Mirror (Cento) 53

Winter Demons 54

Pressure 55

Beating 56

'Breaking Bad' Marathon (Wave Waltz) 57

Iron (Sestina) 58

The Last Hurrah 60

Notes to My Daughter, IV 61

Night Work (Doduitsu) 62

Despite The Truth 63

On Dreams 64

The Old Hag (Recueillement) 65

My Second Heart 66

Night Swimming (Modified Alexandrine) 67

To: Roccodg@gmail.com 68

Curse 70

Lullaby 71

Homes to Purchase on Earth 72

Notes to My Daughter, V 74

The Blank Page 75

Evolving Seaside 76.

ISBN:

9781771830904

1771830905

OCLC:

944379945