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Sea Snails on a Black Chow's Tongue: or, a Castaway's Poems in a Bottle
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At the conclusion of Keith Harvey's novel, Cave Gossip, the protagonist recites an aphorism: being in being is. Sea Snails on a Black Chow's Tongue explores the meaning of this aphorism. The poems in this collection, then, deal with man's basic aloneness in being; a castaway, if you will, in his own existence. Poet
He sat and read
his primal poems
on a wooden stool
carved ...more
He sat and read
his primal poems
on a wooden stool
carved ...more
Paperback, 120 pages
Published
October 8th 2009
by iUniverse
(first published October 1st 2009)
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some of the poems I understand and I can imagine. I like the imagery in the poems and the way that they make you feel. Some of the poems don't make sense to me, but that could be because I don't have much experience with poetry. Other than that the book is very nice and simple and clean looking. I love the cover as well.
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Keith Harvey is the author of five novels, "Vogel Flies South," "Vogel and the White Bull," "Cave Gossip," "Okeanus," and "Grimoire of Stone;" and two books of poetry, "Petroglyphs," and "Sea-Snails on a Black Chow’s Tongue or, a Castaway’s Poems in a Bottle." In 2009, his fantasy novel, "Okeanus," was a semi-finalist in the Amazon/Penguin Breakthrough novel contest. In 2014, Kirkus named "Grimoir
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