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Highlights
- Simultaneously elegant and goofy, the poems in Shiny Pencils at the Edge of Things depict the quiet moments of life with both sophisticated wit and a child's sense of wonder.
- Author(s): Dick Gallup
- 176 Pages
- Poetry, American
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About the Book
This new and selected volume by a contemporary of Ted Berrigan, Ron Padgett, and Joe Brainard "implies that everything is ordinary, and everything is extraordinary."Book Synopsis
Simultaneously elegant and goofy, the poems in Shiny Pencils at the Edge of Things depict the quiet moments of life with both sophisticated wit and a child's sense of wonder. Gallup's poems often begin with household objects, or a walk down the street, but his lines leap across continents and ideas with ease.Dick Gallup is the author of Hinges, The Bingo, Where I Hang My Hat, The Wacking of the Fruit Trees, Above the Tree Line, and Plumbing the Depth of Folly. He has taught at the St. Mark's Poetry Project, the Boulder Public Library, and the Naropa Institute. His work has been anthologized in Up Late; Out of This World; and The Best American Poetry 1997. Gallup lives in San Francisco.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.93 Inches (H) x 7.0 Inches (W) x .53 Inches (D)
Weight: .84 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 176
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Dick Gallup
Language: English
Street Date: February 1, 2001
TCIN: 1003739101
UPC: 9781566891066
Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-7855
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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