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Title: Why Things Burn: Poems by Daphne Gottlieb ISBN: 1-887128-65-4 Publisher: Soft Skull Press, Inc. Pub. Date: 10 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Smart slams
Comment: I have a difficult time with the "poetry slam" concept, having seen too much truly awful work in those venues over time. And I've never seen acclaimed slam poet Daphne Gottlieb perform. But this collection stands up on the page. "You break it, you bought it" is an entire Dorothy Allison novel in two pages -- or The Glass Menagerie written from Laura Wingfield's point of view, .... Gottlieb also has a fine ear for vernacular and how to translate it into "found verse," as in "Aunt Irene Tells Time," which also shows her sly sense of whimsy. There's no grandstanding or posturing here -- just a strong, smart voice searching for answers and occasionally howling at the pernicious and vicious forces that get in the way of beauty and love.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Real Affecting, Hard-Hitting Work
Comment: Daphne Gottlieb, a popular San Francisco-based slam poet, is the master of provocation through words. Her second book, Why Things Burn, made me so uncomfortable and rattled, that I couldn't put it down until I finished, and it still stayed with me for weeks after. It leaves deep impressions from its shocking imagery, surprises, and dark humor. These are poems that submissively go down on you, pleasing for awhile, before suddenly biting down with searing agony. Within this slim book packs power that I have seldom experienced from anything else. I highly recommend it for everyone.
Rating: 4
Summary: Slamming
Comment: Gottlieb's invigorating poetry is fierce, humorous, insightful, and full of impact. Ranging in themes, this collection is a marvelous addition to anyone looking for something out of the ordinary. My favorites include "A Guide to Kissing in Public for Lesbians" (which blends in lessons fo CPR), "Mastering the Art of Poetry" (delicious), "Shotgun Wedding" (quite moving and poignant). My edition is different than the one offered here, with pictures of Gottlieb. The cover is a lot more arresting.
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Title: Final Girl by Daphne Gottlieb ISBN: 1887128972 Publisher: Soft Skull Pr Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Pelt by Daphne Gottlieb, Daphne Gottlieb ISBN: 1887237097 Publisher: Odd Girls Press Pub. Date: June, 1999 List Price(USD): $9.00 |
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Title: Alibi School by Jeffrey McDaniel ISBN: 0916397386 Publisher: Manic D Press Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: The Splinter Factory by Jeffrey McDaniel ISBN: 0916397793 Publisher: Manic D Press Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Chelsea Whistle (Live Girls Series) by Michelle Tea ISBN: 1580050735 Publisher: Seal Press Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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