false <![CDATA[The Man Suit]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176847514m/659775.jpg 659775 1 The Man Suit, a darkly comic debut from poet Zachary Schomburg, assembles a macabre cast of doppelgangers, talking animals and dead presidents in poems that explore concepts of identity, truth and fate. The resulting body of work walks a dynamic line often reading like anecdotal fables or cautionary tales in the form of prose poems. Through it all, Schomburg balances irony with sincerity; wit with candor; and a playful tone with the knowledge of inevitable sorrow.<p> <i>Praise for</i> The Man Suit:<p> "Zachary Schomburg's 'The Man Suit' comes to us from the past but it is a thoroughly new book. It comes to us out of the familiar and it strikes us in the face with its novelty. You will recognize your own history, the history of our nation, the influence of Mad Magazine and Benjamin Peret. And underneath it all, and what holds it all together, however unlikely, is the deep and abiding love of the little things that make up our days."<br><b>--Matthew Rohrer</b><p> "It is a rare and fine thing when a poet momentarily affiliates his words and his cadences with the entirety of a world, thus freeing his poem from all burden of mediation, all transgression. In our own era, Rene Char and Pablo Neruda come most vividly to mind in this regard. With 'The Man Suit,' Zachary Schomburg, quietly but with deep conviction, begins to join their company. His book is a blessing."<br><b>--Donald Revell</b><p> "Zachary Schomburg is a wildly imaginative poet who will take you many places you've never been or even dreamed of, always with grace and quirky humor. Whether you are caught in Abraham Lincoln's Death Scene or the Sea of Japan, you are certain to enjoy the original vision of this highly entertaining poet. It's a book like no other."<br><b>--James Tate</b> 645850 6 4 2007 The Man Suit total:187|5:102|4:61|3:18|2:3|1:3| 187 817 271 28 5 1 false false Fri Aug 29 14:13:28 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 22:59:33 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 14:13:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 09:59:35 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 10:08:11 -0700 2009
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Islands in the Black Night
The Whale
If Great Lakes
Everyone Started Wearing]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 26 11:59:17 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 11:59:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Thu Jan 01 15:47:16 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 15:48:07 -0800 2009 http://www.contrarymagazine.com/Contrary...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 09 18:53:09 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 18:53:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 09 01:50:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 01:51:29 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Sep 11 06:21:08 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 06:50:01 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Dec 13 20:20:43 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 15 18:52:36 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 10 21:23:17 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 05 23:11:35 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 22:22:59 -0800 2007
EDIT: Now I am reading it B/C I found it at the library. yay!]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 16 15:27:36 -0800 2008 Mon Sep 24 06:59:40 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 24 07:02:01 -0700 2007 Remember when I took you to see Kansas City?
That was Omaha.]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 15:25:55 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 18:33:18 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 14:00:01 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 14:01:00 -0700 2007 He writes poetry that is awesome to read.
He uses words that are normal words, but he uses them abnormally.

I love Zach.]]> 5 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 09:38:34 -0700 2007 Fri Oct 12 09:41:03 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 03:32:36 -0700 2008 Fri Dec 19 03:36:23 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Sep 26 06:16:04 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 06:17:18 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Oct 22 17:32:47 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 17:33:29 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 06:36:56 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 06:38:14 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=659775