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The committee of men / James Ciano.
Van Pelt Library PS3603.I18 C66 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ciano, James, Author.
- Series:
- New poets of America series ; vol. 58.
- New poets of America series ; no. 58
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- poetry.
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 101 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, NY : Boa Editions, Ltd., 2026.
- Summary:
- "James Ciano's debut collection, The Committee of Men, explores the cycles of violence men inflict on one another and themselves, examining how silence, shame, and inherited expectations shape masculine identity. Rooted in the speaker's experience as a college athlete from a family of athletes--including a father who is a high school football coach-these poems confront the emotional weight of tradition and the often-unspoken struggles of male intimacy, mental illness, and familial pressure. Through sharp lyricism and emotional honesty, Ciano delves into themes of belonging and exile, accountability and forgiveness, and the quiet damage done by historically unexamined masculinity, asking what it means to break these generational cycles without severing connection, and how healing might emerge in places where vulnerability is discouraged or denied. The result is a collection that is both unflinching and deeply humane--an urgent, resonant debut that refuses to look away"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / David St. John
- The committee of men (Haze)
- God bless you be happy
- The committee of men (Brothers)
- Campanology
- The committee of men (Belonging)
- Coney Island baby
- My father's locker
- Repeated dream in which a brother appears
- At Keats's grave
- The committee of men (Autumn)
- Do your best
- The committee of men (Shopping)
- The hand of God
- Dai
- The committee of men (Locker Room)
- For years i needed several teeth pulled
- The committee of men (Art)
- The Lord God Bird is officially extinct
- Spilt
- LA looks
- The committee of men (Summer)
- In which you draw my portrait and the restaurant closes around us
- The committee of men (Referendum)
- The angel of grief weeping over the dismantled altar of life
- First
- Repeated poem in which a brother appears
- Night gardening
- The committee of men (Keeper)
- Widow Jane Mine, Rosendale, NY
- The return stroke
- The committee of men (Our Father Is Away)
- Life.
- Other Format:
- Online version Ciano, James Committee of men
- ISBN:
- 9781960145895
- 1960145894
- 9781960145918
- 1960145916
- OCLC:
- 1528531924
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