An Actual Person in a Concrete Historical Situation

Anglický jazyk

An Actual Person in a Concrete Historical Situation

Vydavateľstvo: Clash Books
Rok vydania: 2021
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 178 x 111 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781944866938

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O knihe

A radically open and unrestrained text, an actual person in a concrete historical situation is a fragmented and meandering poem that captures what it feels like to be one person in a vast, overwhelming, crisis-ridden world. Generative rather than directive, the poem magnifies the small, overlooked moments in life; explores flickering thoughts, impressions, impulses; and wallows joyfully in unending confusion. PRAISE FOR AN ACTUAL PERSON IN A CONCRETE HISTORICAL SITUATION "I wish everyone would write like this -- direct, detached, and with unbridled purpose." -ANDREW WEATHERHEAD, AUTHOR OF $50,000 In An Actual Person in a Concrete Historical Situation, Blake Middleton has funneled the ghost of David Markson through his peculiar, dry, witty lens. These are wondrous messages you might find on any street, messages from a reliable witness to our slow civilizational collapse. -MARCUS PACTOR, AUTHOR OF BEGAT WHO BEGAT WHO BEGAT A brief examination of hopelessness that doesn't wallow in hopelessness, that celebrates things in spite of their decay or futility. Middleton confronts the unique futility of poetry with a unique poetry of futility. -ZAC SMITH, AUTHOR OF 50 BARN POEMS AND EVERYTHING IS TOTALLY FINE Thank god for writers like Blake Middleton, who can transform life's unrelenting ennui into a really compelling, funny, enlightening, and occasionally downright heart-warming book. This book is a reminder that you exist, but beyond that, it will make you feel human again. -BENJAMIN DEVOS, AUTHOR OF THE BAR IS LOW