false 5043419 1 <p>"Suzanne Burns is the ringleader of a magical, quixotic, flea circus of words. Magisterial, she sings. I love this collection-its sadness and wonder, its acrobatics, its nerve."-Kate Bernheimer, editor of <i>Fairy Tale Review</i></p><p>"Who would have thought that Oregon's misfits could be as deluded and cruel as Flannery O'Connor's Southerners and even more bizarre?"-Tom Whalen, author of <i>Dolls: Prose Poems</i></p><p><b>Suzanne Burns</b> has previously published two collections of poetry, <i>Blight</i> (Archer Books) and <i>The Flesh Procession</i> (Bleak House Books). Her writing has been nominated for four Pushcart prizes and she is the recipient of two poetry fellowships.</p> 5110017 1 6 2009 Misfits and Other Heroes total:10|5:6|4:3|3:1|2:0|1:0| 10 45 33 4 4 1 false false Mon Aug 17 09:49:42 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:01:24 -0700 2009
but born a man, he explored the overly masculine in search of what it meant to be born a man: bull fighting, boxing, hunting, fishing.

Suzanne Burns was born a woman and uses this collection of short stories ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Jul 09 07:18:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 07:28:38 -0700 2009 The L Magazine's review: "As with Kelly Link and Aimee Bender, the logic of Burns' narratives is typically skewed by some simple but profound realities that her characters must face."

Yep, that's all it takes! As an added bonus, the review...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 01:55:16 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 01:59:12 -0800 2009
What this woman can do with a sentence is something to be marveled at; how she can make you feel connected to and disgusted by the same character is uncanny; how she can have ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 19:37:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 17:08:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 12 04:40:39 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 04:40:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 05 14:59:17 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 14:59:17 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 06:14:32 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 06:14:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 01:38:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 01:38:03 -0700 2009 0 0 true false Sun Sep 27 13:49:33 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 13:49:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 01:19:49 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 01:20:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 11:43:03 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 11:43:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Sep 22 17:40:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 17:40:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 16:16:41 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:16:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 25 11:33:50 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 11:33:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 10 22:04:01 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 22:04:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Aug 10 20:15:34 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 20:15:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 31 18:33:16 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 18:33:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 13:07:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:07:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 08:53:58 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 16:25:05 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 08:53:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 19 15:42:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 15:42:24 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5043419