Appetite

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:AppetiteISBN13:9780822962199ISBN10:0822962195Author:Smith, Aaron (Author)Description:Appetite Is A Book That Explores Our American Mythologies, Particularly Masculinity And Film Smith Investigates Our Fascinations With The Body, Gender, And Entertainment In Poems That Are Critically Observant, Darkly Funny, Darkly Angry, And, Sometimes, Heartbreaking Whether He Is Cataloging Shirtless Men In Films And Bad Television, Lyricizing The Anxieties Of Childhood, Or Redrawing The Lines Of Cultural Membership, Appetite Attacks Its Subjects With Wit, Candor, And Compassionate Intensity These Poems Announce Their Presence With A Style That Is As Beautifully Wrought As It Is Provocative In The America Of Appetite, The Usual Hierarchies Are Obliterated: The Disposable Is As Valuable As The Traditional, Pop Culture Is On The Same Level As The Sacred, And The Pleasurable Simultaneity Of Past And Present Are Found In High Art And The Tabloid Smith's Work Engages Our Contemporary Moment And How We Want To Think Of Ourselves, While Nodding To Rich Poetic, Cultural, And Personal Histories Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:University of Pittsburgh PressPublication Date:2012-12-02Weight:0.25 lbsDimensions:0.3'' H x 9'' L x 6'' WNumber of Pages:72Language:English

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