Demo

Poems

Demo
Charlie Smith
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Paperback
h211 x 155mm - 112pg
7 Apr 2020 US
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9781324005070
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Moving through shades of darkness and light, Charlie Smith captures a refracted view of a disturbed, disintegrating world. Demo explores landscapes both natural and urban, probing the spaces where the two overlap. Its narrator is at once wanderer and witness, living among streets where flowers are covered with dust, and smells of Mexican food and Chinese cooking fill the air. The poet finds a resurgence of life in the ruins, reminding us once again "that we don't really know what beauty is until we've looked hard at the horror that throws beauty into bright relief" (New York Times). In Demo, Smith conveys a kinetic expression of hope that transcends human vagaries and machinations.From "After the Wind Died Down" I say these things in gratitude, moved by the old blistering of happiness.
A mastery such as Smith's is rare...The bounties furnished are great: pearls of understanding that circle some kind of holy instruction.--Kathleen Alcott
Charlie Smith is the author of eight previous poetry collections, eight novels, and a book of novellas. He has won a Guggenheim Fellowship and a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts, among other honors. He lives in New York City.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781324005070
Published: 7 Apr 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 211mm
Width: 155mm
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 152g
Pages: 112

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