Appetite (Paperback, New)

"Appetite" is a book that explores our American Mythologies, particularly masculinity and film. Smith investigates our fascinations with the body, gender, and entertainment in poems that are critically observant, darkly funny, darkly angry, and, sometimes, heartbreaking.
Whether he is cataloging shirtless men in films and bad television, lyricizing the anxieties of childhood, or redrawing the lines of cultural membership, "Appetite" attacks its subjects with wit, candor, and compassionate intensity. These poems announce their presence with a style that is as beautifully wrought as it is provocative.
In the America of "Appetite," the usual hierarchies are obliterated: the disposable is as valuable as the traditional, pop culture is on the same level as the sacred, and the pleasurable simultaneity of past and present are found in high art and the tabloid. Smith's work engages our contemporary moment and how we want to think of ourselves, while nodding to rich poetic, cultural, and personal histories.

General

Imprint:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Pitt Poetry Series
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	December 2012
Authors:	Aaron Smith
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	72
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8229-6219-9
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-8229-6219-5
Barcode:	9780822962199

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