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Grown Ocean
Matt Mitchell
Grown Ocean
Matt Mitchell
"THIS WORLD IS CRUEL TO THOSE WHO
INSIST UPON STAYING OPEN TO IT.
MATT MITCHELL, THE POEMS IN GROWN OCEAN
SHOW US AGAIN AND AGAIN,
IS ONE SUCH SOUL-
EVERYWHERE IS AN OCCASION
FOR GRATITUDE AND AWE,
FROM BUFFALO NICKELS TO COHABITATION
TO MEAT LOAF TO ASTRONOMY
TO COKE ZERO TO, YES, LOVE.
AND THAT IS HARD, RETAINING
SUCH A PERMEABILITY TO TENDERNESS
IN A CULTURE, A NATION, THAT CONSPIRES
SO RELENTLESSLY AGAINST IT.
IT'S GOOD AND NOTABLE WORK,
THE LOVING THESE POEMS TAKE UP.
AND THEY'RE VERY GOOD POEMS."
-KAVEH AKBAR, AUTHOR OF PILGRIM BELL
Matt Mitchell is an intersex writer living in Columbus, Ohio. He wrote The Neon Hollywood Cowboy (Big Lucks, 2021) and tweets @matt_mitchell48.
52 pages
Media | Boeken Paperback Book (Boek met zachte kaft en gelijmde rug) |
Vrijgegeven | 7 september 2021 |
ISBN13 | 9781736947784 |
Uitgevers | Word West LLC |
Pagina's | 52 |
Afmetingen | 148 × 210 × 3 mm · 82 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |
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