April's theme is poetry, so please choose the book that you'd most like to read on the monthly poll. Here are some descriptions of each book, all of which are pulled from Amazon.
A Coney Island of the Mind by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
The title of this book is taken from Henry Miller's "Into the Night
Life" and expresses the way Lawrence Ferlinghetti felt about these poems
when he wrote them during a short period in the 1950's - as if they
were, taken together, a kind of Coney Island of the mind, a kind of
circus of the soul.
The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands by Nick Flynn
What begins as a meditation on love and the body soon breaks down into a
collage of voices culled from media reports, childhood memories,
testimonies from Abu Ghraib detainees, passages from documentary films,
overheard conversations, and scraps of poems and song, only to
reassemble with a gathering sonic force. It’s as if all the noise that
fills our days were a storm, yet at the center is a quiet place, but to
get there you must first pass through the storm, with eyes wide open,
singing. Each poem becomes a hallucinatory, shifting experience, through
jump cut, lyric persuasion, and deadpan utterance.
Low Parish by Steven Leyva
awaiting description
Useless Landscape by D.A. Powell
In D. A. Powell’s fifth book of poetry, the rollicking line he has made
his signature becomes the taut, more discursive means to describing
beauty, singing a dirge, directing an ironic smile, or questioning who
in any given setting is the instructor and who is the pupil. This is a
book that explores the darker side of divisions and developments, which
shows how the interstitial spaces of boonies, backstage, bathhouse, or
bar are locations of desire. With Powell’s witty banter, emotional
resolve, and powerful lyricism, this collection demonstrates his
exhilarating range.
The Wild Iris by Louise Gluck
This collection of stunningly beautiful poems encompasses the natural,
human, and spiritual realms, and is bound together by the universal
themes of time and mortality. With clarity and sureness of craft,
Gluck's poetry questions, explores, and finally celebrates the ordeal of
being alive.
Deadest Rapper Alive: The Rise of Lil' Wayne and the Fall of Urban Youth by Jomo K. Johnson
Labeled as one of the most polarizing urban book releases of 2011 —
Deadest Rapper Alive gives a microscopic social analysis of Rap
Superstar Lil Wayne. The Author challenges Lil’ Wayne’s fans and critics
— to take a greater look into the rise, career, and impact of the
cultural icon.” Written with a unique intellectual prowess and a near
exhaustive knowledge of the Artist’s rise to fame, Jomo Johnson’s,
Deadest Rapper Alive is a razor sharp exegesis of not only Lil’ Wayne’s
body of work – but the impact of his philosophy upon Urban Youth.
Mainstream Hip Hop Fans, Parents, and Social Critics alike would do well
to read the book that has arguably ended the rap reign of Lil’ Wayne.
Who's the Best Rapper? Biggie, Jay-Z or Nas by Ronald Crawford
Ronald Crawford, a therapist and author uses hip-hop lyrics and dialog sessions to increase
literacy and stimulate healing among at-risk youth
Thank you and please vote no later than March 15th.
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