| White Trash & Southern: Collected Poems, Volume 1 Contributor(s): Fuqua, C. S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1492363014 ISBN-13: 9781492363019 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $10.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 6" W x 9" (0.68 lbs) 206 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Poetry in this data-saturated age is not, for most, a viable way to make a living. So why expend the time and energy to create something that few people will read and even fewer will purchase? To which I must ask, why do people sing in the rain, paint pictures, dance? Because it provides pleasure and reward and perhaps even keeps them sane. As a writer of fiction and nonfiction, I am most concerned with story. When I write poetry, I view it not as some lofty literary tool to fool or condescend, but as an exercise in crafting story within the strictest confines. White Trash & Southern is a collection of such exercises, spanning nearly three decades. To create a complex story within a limited number of words-to communicate far more than appears on the page-is a challenge that can provide enormous reward and satisfaction. Sometimes I succeed. Sometimes I don't. But at least I remain sane. Sort of. |