| Art of Dying: Poems Contributor(s): Hawk, Red (Author) |
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ISBN: 0934252939 ISBN-13: 9780934252935 Publisher: Hohm Press OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 Annotation: In Redhawk's 90 new poems, his unrelenting voice is honest, unapologetic and exhilarating. Whether he is telling a funny story or indicting Western civilization, Redhawk lays bare the pain and ecstasy of the human condition. Admirers of his three previous collections will be further moved by this new book, and newcomers will find a voice that speaks to each soul. Getting Famous Young men and women do not be fooled by the dealers in dreams. They would have you believe that if only your work gets seen by the right person, somehow fame will shower you. It's a trick, a con; everyone is drowning, no one is special, no one knows how the Light works or why it is suddenly on them. Give no thought to fame, you are being taken in by lies, seduced by the promise of order just beneath the surface and if you just make the right moves then you will fit in, you will be one of them who is loved by the millions. There is no love in fame; it drains you dry and then it spits your carcass into a ditch. There is no order to fame, it is chaos, 3 people waiting for a bus and a car out of control strikes the middle one. You can't outsmart it. If it wants you it will find you wherever you are and if it doesn't then even if you step in front of it, still it will strike the person in the middle and leave you standing there waiting for the bus. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, Loss |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 99025118 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.47" W x 8.49" (0.37 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this collection of ninety new poems, Red Hawk touches raw nerves in a spectrum of vital subjects -- from children, nature and family, to God, politics and death. Whether he is telling a funny story about himself, or indicting Western civilization, from its blindness and cruelty, Red Hawk's words are always precise, often ruthless, and ultimately compassionate. Unlike so many contemporary poets whose work is lost on the ordinary reader, Red Hawk's poetry is written for everyone. |