Ladies & Gentlemen by Michael Robins (English) Paperback Book
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Ladies & Gentlemen by Michael Robins (English) Paperback Book. These persistent, cunning voices claim prey and hunter alike: whether a tortured prisoner or the nation's first colonists who might coexist among the indigenous populations if their "arms could hold steady," but instead take aim by spreading disease to "the kind people of the new country.". Ladies & Gentlemen by Michael Robins Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Like a circus barker at the dawn of the apocalypse, award winning poet Michael Robins brings his special brand of gallows humor to new collection. Publisher Description With lushness and a perplexity reminiscent of Wallace Stevens, the poems of Michael Robins' second collection blend allusion-from late-20th century rock lyrics to the Gettysburg Address-and negotiate feeling amid a troubled history of the United States. These persistent, cunning voices claim prey and hunter alike: whether a tortured prisoner or the nation's first colonists who might coexist among the indigenous populations if their "arms could hold steady," but instead take aim by spreading disease to "the kind people of the new country." Ladies & Gentlemen is an invitation to the spectacle-and spectral-of American life, where the plugs of ordinary billboards are as probable as the horrors suffered when any people are under siege. John Yau writes, "With the precision of a diamond cutter, Michael Robins taps into the harsh murmurs of the daily world.""As its title intimates, Ladies& Gentlemen proceeds with a seething civility and Robins' measured couplets, a failing brace, belie the aggressions we've suffered and inflicted as a nation. His poems interrogate citizenship against the backdrop of violence at home and abroad-after a decade of war, where do we stand? Robins' answer is not easy: "difficult to stand if standing / is stance, the wedge between citizen & me." These poems speak to us "beyond our spangles," seeking and even finding intimacy amid the ruins of empire." -James Shea Details ISBN 0983368600 ISBN-13 9780983368601 Title Ladies & Gentlemen Author Michael Robins Format Paperback Year 2011 Pages 88 Publisher Saturnalia Books GEItemID:136539998; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
