“Later in the afternoon, with sad resignation, the county fair bares its breasts.” –”Emergency,” Denis Johnson, from Jesus’ Son
Posts Tagged ‘Denis Johnson’
Guest Post, by Jen Michalski: A Sentence About a Sentence I Love
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "Emergency", Denis Johnson, Jen Michalski, Jesus' Son on May 9, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Book Chat: Prose. Poems. A Novel. by Jamie Iredell
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Denis Johnson, jamie iredell, Promise Ring, prose. poems. a novel. on November 4, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Been reading Jamie Iredell‘s Prose. Poems. A Novel. today. Wanted to talk about it with someone, so I figured I’d see if anyone else is reading/has read this one. The poetry of the prose is romantic and indulgent and perfectly ugly. I don’t know how he does it exactly, but Jamie never overwrites, while reserve [...]