The New Layman's Almanac |
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| Author:
| Mooney, Jacob McArthur |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7710-5407-5 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2008 |
| Publisher: | McClelland & Stewart
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| Imprint: | McClelland & Stewart |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Deft and dazzling, brash and boyish, Jacob McArthur Mooney makes his debut on the poetry scene with a rare combination of verbal pyrotechnics and honest emotion. Using manic word-charm and an open heart, Mooney invents a prosody for the twenty-first century. With a passionate wisdom about the frustrations of how humans connect, these poems surprise us with protean language and satisfy us with wry, earthy sense.
Deft and dazzling, brash and boyish, Jacob McArthur Mooney makes his debut on the poetry scene with a rare combination of verbal pyrotechnics and honest emotion. Using manic word-charm and an open heart, Mooney invents a prosody for the twenty-first century. With a passionate wisdom about the frustrations of how humans connect, these poems surprise us with protean language and satisfy us with wry, earthy sense.