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Post Moxie: Poems
by
Julia Story
Winner of the 2009 Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry, selected by Dan Chiassonn
From "The Above Song":
Foie gras has been outlawed. So has gravitas,
faux grass, middle class. Soon: the past.
Julia Story lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
From "The Above Song":
Foie gras has been outlawed. So has gravitas,
faux grass, middle class. Soon: the past.
Julia Story lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.
Paperback, 77 pages
Published
May 1st 2010
by Sarabande Books
(first published 2010)
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What a wonderful book! I read this really fast, in two sittings, which rarely happens. Not sure what it means, though, that I read it so fast-- did I gobble it up voraciously because it was so delicious, or because it goes down easily and the poems aren't thorny-problematic enough to force me to slow down? Regardless, I love how (seemingly) breezy and casual and fun some of these poems are, with bracingly weird and subversive flashes in them. And the not-breezy ones are striking, stark, gorgeous...more
from Post Moxie by Julia Story:
(Reviewer's Note: Please imagine this as block text...)
Do they not have those dogs anymore?
The neighbors with the toy dogs. The
new season meant they'd yip when I
walked by, exploding out their tiny door
like cannoned rats. The green mattress of
spring with its calling trees, its antidote
to heartbreak. But I refer rather than
believe. I have faith I'll keep thinking
the same things. Spring tries to sweep my
shadow into its maw. The good people of
earth want to help me but...more
(Reviewer's Note: Please imagine this as block text...)
Do they not have those dogs anymore?
The neighbors with the toy dogs. The
new season meant they'd yip when I
walked by, exploding out their tiny door
like cannoned rats. The green mattress of
spring with its calling trees, its antidote
to heartbreak. But I refer rather than
believe. I have faith I'll keep thinking
the same things. Spring tries to sweep my
shadow into its maw. The good people of
earth want to help me but...more
Post Moxie by Julia Story puts her raw emotions into beautiful words. You will find a series of vignettes that Julia wraps up into mini stories of the life that surrounds her. Her perspective is bright and fresh; honest and telling. Embrace this poet and you will not be disappointed.
Great summer read! Couldn't put it down. Will have to reread at some point at a much more deliberate pace.
Very compelling stanza poems. I enjoyed this collection very much.
i had the good fortune to hear julia story read before picking up this book; she has a wonderful way of embodying her work.
these poems build their own cabinet of mysteries and insist upon their own logic. they ask you to discover what is difficult in yourself and in the world without revealing anything.
i checked this out from the library, but need to buy it. very much looking forward to her next collection.
these poems build their own cabinet of mysteries and insist upon their own logic. they ask you to discover what is difficult in yourself and in the world without revealing anything.
i checked this out from the library, but need to buy it. very much looking forward to her next collection.
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