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Random Exorcisms
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- Book Synopsis
- In his latest collection, Random Exorcisms, Adrian C. Louis writes poems with the rough-edged wit and heart-wrenching sincerity that make him one of the seminal voices in contemporary American poetry. Deeply rooted in Native American traditions and folklore, these poems tackle a broad range of subjects, including Facebook, zombies, horror movies, petty grievances, real grief, and pure political outrage. In a style entirely his own, Louis writes hilarious, genuine, self-deprecating poems that expel a great many demons, including any sense of isolation a reader might feel facing a harsh and lonely world. In the poem ""Necessary Exorcism,"" the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. ""I made my choice so easily & picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all,"" he writes. ""Minor Exorcism: 1984"" is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple mundanes, like catching a fish, until, ""My old heart is thrashing with / long-forgotten boyhood joy."" ""Dog the Bounty Hunter Blogs"" confronts some of the cruel absurdities of reality TV, while ""Naked, Midnight, Sober, Facebooking"" expels a great many fearful things, including the fear of growing older. These are poems that make you laugh and cry, nod appreciatively, and then laugh just a little more.
- About The Author
- Born and raised in Nevada, Adrian C. Louis is an enrolled member of the Lovelock Paiute Tribe. A graduate of Brown University where he also earned a Master's Degree in Creative Writing, Louis was professor of English at Minnesota State University in Marshall until his retirement in 2014. Author of ten books of poems, including Logorrhea, which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Louis also wrote two works of fiction: Wild Indians & Other Creatures and Skins.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780807163719
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- LSU Press, (01 March 2016)
- Number of Pages
- 277
- Weight
- 333 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 230 x 153 x 9 mm
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