Cooling Board: A Long Playing Poem
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Cooling Board: A Long Playing Poem
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In the tradition of the Langton Hughes classic Montage of a Dream Deferred, Mitchell L. H. Douglas uses persona poetry to explore the per... read full description


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Jul 14, 2009
Red Hen rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Mitchell L. H. Douglas honors the music and spirit of late soul legend Donny Hathaway in his debut collection Cooling Board: a Long-Playing Poem. Speaking in the voices of Hathaway and those that new him best, Douglas stands lyric poems next to prose poems next to the innovation of “alternate takes” to conduct a chorus that acknowledges Hathaway’s struggles while singing his praises.
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Oct 28, 2009
Erin rated it: 5 of 5 stars
A stunning debut. Love the alternate takes especially.
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I was bored the whole time.
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