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Book Synopsis"I like being in the world of Craig's poems. Anything can happen, and probably will, and it will affect me in small or large ways that I couldn't have imagined. The precision of their imagery keeps me reeling with delight."--James Tate Thin Kimono continues Michael Earl Craig's singular breed of brilliant absurdist poetry, utterly and masterfully slanting the realities of daily existence. Michael Earl Craig is the author of two previous collections of poetry: Yes, Master (Fence Books, 2006) and Can You Relax in My House (Fence Books, 2002). He lives in Livingston, Montana, where he is a certified journeyman farrier.
Trade Review"That Michael Earl Craig's poems are continually as lean, well-proportioned, and finely chiseled as that other Renaissance giant, Michelangelo's David (no relation), proves he has nothing at all to hide."-- Coldfront "The book provides many poems that are worth sharing with non-poets, not only because the lines are enjoyable, but also because the candor and straightforward nature of the work dispels the myth that poetry is abstract and inaccessible."-- Front Porch
Table of ContentsDO NOT DISTURB I I’M COMING OVER TO SEE YOU; BLUEBIRDS; THE BAD CLOWN; THE SORENSEN EFFECT; WHEN IT’S TIME; TODAY, FOR EXAMPLE; I WAS THINKING; NIGHT VISIT; THIS I BELIEVE; HONESTLY; HE QUICKLY TOLD HIS LIFE STORY; VOTED BEST LEGS, CLASS OF ’88; IT IS OCTOBER; POEM WITH CRAB PUFF; AT PRETZEL HUT; BUBBLES CAME FROM THEIR NOSES; IN THE ROAD; BEAR PHOTO; THE PLANE; POEM (A book about a monk who…); IT; AT THE ACUPUNCTURIST’S II (Boss paused, said, “the ruthlessness…); (Crystal learned to perform…); (Fat? Maybe.); (He said she was like a gorge to him.); (It turns out God does play dice, poor…); (She cracked open the back door…); (The warehouse was full of heads.); (They called him The Parvenu. Still…); (When I look at the box of Twinkies…); (You say you see me as “propped up”…); (Couvade Makes a Comeback Amongst…); (Large sign at edge of town reads…); (An old British bicycle the color of…); (The innervated spatula, it…); (The suicidal pea hen stepped…); (I never tire of the inanities…); (A chilled aperitif slides toward me quickly…); (A miniature dachshund named Herbert walks…); (A note about pretzels fills this space.); (More indeclinable adjectives, and a rhapsode…) III YARD WORK; THE MOTORIST; GAMES IN THE SAND; LEMON ICE CREAM; ANOTHER BANNER; NOTES TO SELF; PEACE; WINDSOR; CHRISTMAS; A POSITION TO WITNESS; ADVICE FOR THE POET; HUMANS; POEM (the nitwit danced with…); DIANA; AFTER A TERRIFYING NAP; WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM POETRY?; THE NEIGHBOR; A BOLD COAT OF VODKA BON BONS; UPON OUR RETURN; HELLO; THE MAN; CITY AT NIGHT
