Orgone Accumulator - by Andre F Peltier (Paperback)

About the Book

This is a collection of recent poetry dealing with personal history, travel, and contemporary social and political issues. Most of the works included are free-verse poem, but there are also sonnets and other specific forms.

Book Synopsis

Orgone Accumulator is a collection of poetry that dealing with the personal, the political, and the space between the two. These poems use humor to convey the serious issues of the day while using stoic seriousness to mask the silly aspects of life and nostalgia. Throughout this collection, readers find moments of reflection and a deep love for the minutia of life while simultaneously joining Peltier in questioning the preconceived notions of what poetry can be.

This is a collection of recent poetry dealing with personal history, travel, and contemporary social and political issues. The collection is broken into four distinct sections containing poems related to travel, philosophy, nature, and the line between the personal and the political. While some of these have previously appeared in other journals and magazines, the majority are new to this collection and deliver cutting critiques and quirky surprises.

Review Quotes

"Andre

Peltier takes us into a world where memories become surreal explorations of history, mythology, and culture. Orgone

Accumulator oscillates between humor, nostalgia, and existential reflection; keeping readers engaged with themes that seem to resonate more with each passing year. Peltier guides you, as you wander through landscapes and philosophies, where every journey tells a story and every story celebrates the art of storytelling."

Lisa Bennington-Love,

author of Love

Letter and Suicide

Notes

"In Orgone

Accumulator, Andre

Peltier's poetry moves between traveling through landscapes and the emotional aspects of family life. He's at his strongest when these two come together, like when a child becomes a cactus in the dunes and both helplessness and fierce love are revealed. Hidden in the nostalgia are moments written with tenderness and specificity."

Felicia MacArthur,

author of

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Used

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