God Particles displays the distinctive originality and unpredictability that prompted the Washington Post Book World to name Lux one of this genera...
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Jan 26, 2008
Brian
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Lux has guts: there's a poem about teeing off (literally) on a toad, a poem comparing Jesus's suffering (via the number of lashes of a whip) to that of a concentration camp victim (Jesus suffered more, says the poem). I generally like tastelessness in poetry, which tends toward the milquetoast in our antiseptic culture; still, these poems marred the collection for me. I do like Lux's tendency toward the absurd, his narrative jumpiness, his unusually jagged free verse style. But I also like toads
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Feb 06, 2011
Kitty
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The cover jacket says this book displays the "distinctive originality and unpredictability" that prompted the Washing Post Book World to name Lux as one of this generation's most gifted poets. By "distinctive" originality, I am struck immediately by titles which string unusual conceits to lure in the reader, such as "The Harmonic Scalpel" or "The Republic of Anesthesia or "Her Hat, That Party on Her Head. "Unpredictability" starts with the two
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Dec 06, 2010
Ben
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Lux is Lux, the great poet, and overall another great book. However, there were some interesting moments where Lux got away with things because he is Lux. For instance, Lux starts out with a really sweet poem expressing gratitude for a friend. Yes, it’s a solid poem, but could a less established poet really start a book with a straight-forward thank you poem that doesn’t really exhibit a uniqueness in style or have a specific catch? Sometimes it seems like either he or his editor or both are
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Jul 03, 2009
Paula
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I have mixed feelings about this collection of poems. It's separated into three sections, with many shorter poems included. Some of them aren't as funny as they're intended to be (I happen to like semicolons and dislike colons and exclamation points, and Lux never uses the former but always uses the latter), and many just aren't poignant enough to warren poetic topics, I think.
However, clearly Lux has a good ear and can write some really good lines. One of my favorite poems was, in f More...
However, clearly Lux has a good ear and can write some really good lines. One of my favorite poems was, in f More...
Jan 13, 2010
Patricia
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How does one comment on a book of poetry. My friend discovered this one and loanend me her inter library borrowed book. My favorits were:
(1)The first in the book: The Gentleman who spoke like Music. I knew such a man. He was my first professor in college. He was of Irish decent and when he read to us, I would very nearly swoon!
(2) The General Law of Oblivion.
(3) Her Hat, That Party on her head.
(4) Eyes scooped Out and Replaced by Hot Coals. Warning if o More...
(1)The first in the book: The Gentleman who spoke like Music. I knew such a man. He was my first professor in college. He was of Irish decent and when he read to us, I would very nearly swoon!
(2) The General Law of Oblivion.
(3) Her Hat, That Party on her head.
(4) Eyes scooped Out and Replaced by Hot Coals. Warning if o More...
Oct 02, 2008
Richard
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Thomas lux is indeed genius. He has developed a style that is wholly unique and identifiable. This collection is a little lighter on the oddball-moments-in-history material that he has become known for (which may make his proclamation against this kind of "dour study" in his poem "Debate Regarding the Permissibility of Eating Mermaids" in The Cradle Place a kind of benchmark in his career), but a lot else that identifies Lux's work is to be found here--his ability to set p
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Sep 26, 2009
Jonathan
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Superb -- funny, disturbing (frequently offensive), and strangely infused with hope. This collection somehow captures the moment in which loneliness becomes aware of its mysterious opposite, and in which loathing turns into a question.
Jul 07, 2009
"Every poem in God Particles is a unique social commentary laced with humor, irony and compassion. The language is, as always in Lux’s work, deft and direct, the imagery down-to-earth, and every topic has a take-no-prisoners relevancy. For those who hope to treat their fellow beings more honestly and kindly, who want to be reminded of the pitfalls of self-serving spirituality, this is a book that definitely should be read".
From a review by Sally Molini:
http://www.cerisepress.com/01/01/life-on... More...
From a review by Sally Molini:
http://www.cerisepress.com/01/01/life-on... More...
Apr 04, 2008
Tana
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Lux goes way out on the limb -- sometimes that makes me nervous. However, he also puts me in touch with my own odd connections, and opens up the carnivalesque in my own poetry.
Aug 15, 2008
Tim
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This was my first introduction to Thomas Lux and I really enjoyed his poems. They pay attention to language and touch on serious subjects with playfulness.
Jul 17, 2008
Stacy
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When I thought my thesis had drained me, this book made me want to write again.
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