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Television Farm
by
John Korn,
Didi Menendez (Goodreads Author)
In this first collection of poems, John Korn lets the reader into vignettes of his life and surroundings as if we were watching a static television. The poems will keep playing long after the book is closed just like when we forgot to turn off the television set after the Star Spangled Banner played. Cover art by Jeremy Baum.
Paperback, 104 pages
Published
May 12th 2008
by Menendez Publishing
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Television Farm - Poems by John Korn
Review by Missy McEwen
If Television Farm was a TV show, it'd be "a strange show," the kind you would find on cable late, late at night and find yourself watching even though you were tired. See, Television Farm is not your ordinary program; it is clear from the start. In "I Want To Tell You," the first poem in the book, a person without a mouth is "…in a jar…hooked up to wires… [surrounded] by doctors in white coats [checking] off little boxes on paper with bl...more
Review by Missy McEwen
If Television Farm was a TV show, it'd be "a strange show," the kind you would find on cable late, late at night and find yourself watching even though you were tired. See, Television Farm is not your ordinary program; it is clear from the start. In "I Want To Tell You," the first poem in the book, a person without a mouth is "…in a jar…hooked up to wires… [surrounded] by doctors in white coats [checking] off little boxes on paper with bl...more
john korn's poetic powers are magical, & his work is a pleasure, spiced with surprise, to read. TELEVISION FARM is a book everyone even remotely interested in modern poetry should own. one's eyes are wide open & watching the dream of korn's creations. korn is one of the best poets of his generation (he isn't 30 yet).
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Reading Television Farm is like watching foreign films with English subtitles. When you think you've figured out where a poem is going, it takes an unexpected turn. Korn's powerful imagery keeps his poems moving.
Quirky, fresh poetry.
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John Korn began writing poetry around 2002. He grew up and still lives in Pittsburgh PA. He has an Associates Degree from Community College of Allegheny County, and would like to further his education some day. He worked in a second hand store for three years and is currently a social worker. John draws and paints on occasion, is interested in digital film making, and would like to attempt differe...more
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