Books : The Tunnel: Selected Poems of Russell Edson
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by: Russell Edson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.52
EAN: 9780932440655
ISBN: 0932440657
Label: Oberlin College Press
Manufacturer: Oberlin College Press
Number Of Items: 1
Publication Date: 1994-12
Publisher: Oberlin College Press
Sales Rank: 534337
Studio: Oberlin College Press
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Book Description:
Russell Edson's prose poems constitute some of the most original American art of the 20th century. Like the boxes of Joseph Cornell, each is a miniature world, eerie in its logic, unsettling in its ruthless fun, dazzling in its invention. Much of Edson's corpus has been out of print or difficult to find for some time now. This new selection offers his own favorites from seven previous collections, restoring Edson to his large and international audience and introducing him to new readers who are committed to what is truly original and illuminating in language, imagination, and poetry.
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Rating: - My Bible
I refer to this book whenever I feel low, or seek inspiration, or just wish to bring some meaning into a numbingly humdrum day. I keep it on the back of the toilet so it will always be within easy reach. I have felt much more compassion for toilets since reading Edson's poem about a toilet sliding into a room like a snail, begging to be loved. (When it is denied, it slides back out, flushing with grief.)
My favorite is The Family Monkey. ("We bought an electric monkey, experimenting ... Read More
Rating: - An accomplished master of prose poetry
Russell Edson is an accomplished master of prose poetry. Each of his poems are complete presentations of his uniquely expressed verse that has earned him the respect of his peers, academia, and readers. "The Tunnel: Selected Poems" draws from the poet's own chosen favorites among the seven previously published collections of his work and will aptly serve to introduce his originality and expertise to a whole new generation of appreciative readers. 'The Large Thing': A large thing comes in./Go out, ... Read More
Rating: - Suicide Prevention Poetry
Suicide hotline operators should simply read from Edson. This is life affirming stuff. I insist you also get his new one, The Tormented Mirror, and anything by James Tate, especially Shroud of the Gnome. These two will startle even the most steadfast poetry-haters.
Rating: - Great fun, and sometimes profound
Don't let yourself get all tangled in the arguments over what is and isn't a prose poem, or even if such an oxymoronic creature is possible. It doesn't matter what you call them, these things by Russell Edson are great fun and great reading.
Most of these pieces are about a page long, and many are considerably shorter. They are moments of dreams, newsreels from some surreal purgatory, portraits of impossibility. In this world, "Mr Is went into the woods to think about his wooden ... Read More
Rating: - Broadly accessible prose poems, rewarding, and unique.
I read this book with a poetry reading book club and it was one of the club's favorites. Edson writes often surreal philosophical fables which are easy to enter into because of their familiar, "There once was a woman who..." language. However, this river runs deep.
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