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Book Synopsis"Melding images of natural timelessness with appearances from contemporary culture, Koeneke's collection is easily enjoyed by the well-seasoned bard and poetic neophyte alike."--Bookslut Etruria is a diverse collection of poems featuring found language, ancient Latin, sitcom stars, even Marianne Moore, unified by a threading of ideas and meditations that span the ancient and contemporary. heart, build up your fire like a neighbor getting too drunk at spring's first barbecue Rodney Koeneke is author of Musee Mechanique and Rouge State, winner of the Transcontinental Poetry Award, along with several chapbooks. He teaches at Portland State University.
Table of ContentsToward a Theory of Translation The Real Aeneid Billet-don’t Tristia sharon mesmer Tiny Spark chinoiserie I Should Feel Happy I Am Sitting in a Room ghazal Pyjamas Occitan Reverb Noises for the Talkies The Women Are Weaning at the Cutter of the Now nichita stanescu Community Sing Indignant Puppies valerie bertinelli Googly World Happy Xmas rod smith Labor Day Larry’s House of Brakes La Chevy Nova The Leftenant gary sullivan At the Small Bar in the Embassy slow poem epithalamion slavoj žižek Jazz Impressions of Gazprom For the Assorted (Vulcan Love Song) Poem marianne moore Traditional Countertops You Are Dreaming the Wrong Dream jack spicer nocturne no title Bardic Genetics Etruria
