Further Adventures in Monochrome

John Yau

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Copper Canyon Press,U.S.
09 October 2012

Poetry by individual poets

""Yau tweaks and twists language to express a painful comic vision in which sensual vividness combines with fierce despair.""-Booklist

John Yau engages art criticism, social theory, and syntactical dexterity to confront the problems of aging, meaning, and identity. Insisting that ""True poets and artists know where language ends, which is why they go there,"" Yau presses against the limits of language, creating poems that are at once cryptic, playful, and insightful. Included in its entirety is his groundbreaking serial poem, ""Genghis Chan: Private Eye,"" and a new series invoking the monochromatic painter Yves Klein.

From ""Exhibits"":

Can you name which country uses selective amnesia to determine its foreign policy? . Money has become a vast dirty sea rolling over the land. . Money has become a UFO because it is the only thing that lacks controversy. . Money rhymes with algae. . Do you swear to tell the whole truth filled with nothing but reasonable lies? . Signing up for Free Membership works best in a failing economy. . In case of emergency, please vacuum the premises. . I used to be thorough, now I am just comprehensive . . .

John Yau is the author of fifty books of poetry, fiction, and criticism. He is the arts editor of The Brooklyn Rail and teaches art criticism at Mason Gross School of the Arts and Rutgers University. He lives in the Garment District neighborhood in New York City.

By: John Yau
Imprint: Copper Canyon Press,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 269g
ISBN: 9781556593963
ISBN 10: 1556593961
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 09 October 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Yau: Poet, critic, and curator John Yau was born in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1950. Since publishing his first collection of poetry in 1976, he has penned over fifty books of poetry, fiction, and criticism. He has received many accolades and teaches at Mason Gross School of the Arts and Rutgers University.

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Further Adventures in Monochrome

John Yau

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