Praise music / D.G. Geis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geis, D. G., author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Series:

Guernica world editions (Series) ; 12.

Guernica world editions ; 12

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

American poetry--21st century.

American poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

68 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oakville, (ON), Canada : Guernica Editions, Inc., 2018.

Summary:

"A collection of poetry that startles with its often surreal images and its mixture of pop culture, tongue-in-cheek philosophy, and age-old wisdom."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Magic p. 1

Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals p. 2

Original Sin p. 4

Mockumentary p. 6

Free Survival Guide p. 7

To the Barmaid at Clifford's Bar and Grill p. 8

Country Funeral p. 10

Visit to a Small Planet p. 12

Marriage p. 14

Heaven p. 16

At the Huguenot Cemetery p. 18

Paradise p. 20

For a Child Dead from a Playground Fall p. 21

The Blessing of the Animals p. 22

Praise Music p. 24

Psalm 152 (A Song of Ascent) p. 25

State of the Universe Address p. 29

Counting Crows p. 30

If Cowboys Were Cancer Cells p. 33

Mad Science p. 35

Cultural Heritage Map p. 37

Job's Children p. 38

The Prodigal p. 40

The History Channel p. 41

Weatherman p. 42

A Seventy-Year-Old Father

Hikes Through the East Texas Piney Woods with His Seven-Year-old Autistic Son p. 43

Tooth Fairy p. 45

Ask Marilyn p. 46

Estate Sale p. 48

Lullaby p. 49

Two Kinds p. 50

Singularity p. 52

Class of '67 p. 53

Cenotaph p. 55

Bandera Family Practice p. 56

A Stockyard Liturgy p. 58

To a Wife Drowned while Drinking p. 59

Tulsa 1959 p. 61

School of Life p. 64

The Dead Can Swing Too p. 66.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

1771833815

9781771833813

OCLC:

1048949272