Country Album

James Capozzi

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At one moment, while reading James Capozzi’s manuscript, it occurred to me that he might actually be a Martian who learned to write by studying the incomplete works of John Donne, Raymond Queneau, and J. G. Ballard. But that only tells part of the story. He seems to have traveled to different countries—Spain, New Jersey, and Nevada—and recognized that all of them are foreign. Ghosts and ghostly voices rise up from the ground. Without falling into some obvious pattern or strategy, Capozzi puts words together that sound as if they have been connubial all along. The best poems worm their way into the reader’s brain, adding their own wires and synapses. —JOHN YAU

Informations

• Publié par: Parlor Press, LLC
• Date de parution: 15 décembre 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781602352780
• Langue: English

Extrait

COUNTRY ALBUM

JAMES CAPOZZI

WINNER OF THE NEW MEASURE POETRY PRIZE

Free Verse Edîtîons

Edîted by Jon Tompson

COUNTRY ALBUM

WINNER OF THE NEW MEASURE POETRY PRIZE

James Capozzi

Parlor Press Anderson, South Carolina www.parlorpress.com

Paror Press C, Anderson, Sout Caroîna, 29621

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Capozzî, James, 1979-  Country abum : wînner o te New Measure Poetry Prîze / James Capozzî.  p. cm. -- (Free verse edîtîons)  ïSBN 978-1-60235-277-3 (pbk. : ak. paper) -- ïSBN 978-1- 60235-278-0 (adobe ebook) -- ïSBN 978-1-60235-279-7 (epub) ï. Tîte. ïï. Tîte: New Measure Poetry Prîze. PS3603.A664C68 2012 811’.6--dc22  2011047247 Cover desîgn by Davîd Bakesey. Cover potograp © 2011 Jon Grîebsc + www.JonGrîebsc. com. Used by permîssîon.

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Contents

I. Cape Fear Canon 5 he Eureka Stockade 6 True West 7 Centenary Federatîon 8 Everytîng Was Open 10 Houses Vîrgînîans Have oved 11 Takîng Frotteur Bues 12 Gaaxy, Gaaxy 14 hey Hate Our Freedom 15 Prevîsîons o a Mandarîn Mode 16 Trîptyc 17

II. Paradîse 23 Two Sîsters Traveîng 24 he Greatest o A Tîme 25 he orange 27 Ancîent Rome 28 Ronda 29 Studîes or te îbyan Sîby 30 House-Pîot 31 Psam Knobauc 32 Decîne o Spaîn 33 Notîng Burns în He 34

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Contents

Deep Gap 37 Kîngs Pay Cess on Fîne Green Sîk 38 ïmpasto o te esser Master 39 he Governess o Caîornîa 40 ï Work or te County 44 Fastîgîata 45 hey Come rom New Jersey 46 he ïnutîes 47 Country Abum 48 Ravenous 49 Verada Vo Eî 50

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he Zones 53 Open Cîty 54 ï ed you Eeanor 55 A Poverty 56 A Weat o Wîte Poses 57 Nîgt 58 Adîeu 59 ï Want to Work 60 RenIed, ï 68 he Centaur 69 Sprîng and A 70

Acknowedgments 71 About te Autor 73 Free Verse Edîtîons 75

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