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Frank Stanford - The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You
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Frank Stanford
The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You |
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• Great American Epic Poem of the late 20th century
• Beautiful new version of long out-of-print classic
• Tales that’ll have you roaring, rolling, wailing
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• Hard to find a copy
• You need to buy two if you're going to share it
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Any time you come across a copy of this book, buy it! (Try Small Press Distribution if the MySimon price comparison links below don't locate it for you.)
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What can you say about a 400 page book that is not only a single poem but a single sentence?
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Seeing through the eyes of a mindreading poet-type Ozark kid who hangs out across the race line.
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Cut-ups, allusions, samplings, dreamlists and flat out rock’n’roll...
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What can I say? How about: this is the Great American Epic Poem of the late 20th century. Seeing the world through Stanford's eyes is like discovering a new language. A classic work by a poet who died way too young, Battlefield predates postmodernism by decades -- Stanford died by his own hand shortly after finishing the book in 1978 -- yet its cut-ups, allusions, samplings, dreamlists and flat out rock’n’roll make this a book to reckon with theoretically as well as practically. Practically, its tales’ll have you roaring, rolling, wailing, whaling, and in general rework your synapses till you can’t speak any language but poetry. If you buy one for a gift, you’d better buy one for yourself, ’cause you’ll never give it away. --Bob Holman | |
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