The Armpit of Desire (Paperback)

The Armpit of Desire explores internal and external realities with desire as the backdrop and central reference for the human condition. Siders can lure you in with a conversational, rapid-fire delivery, but then subdue you with a confident and reflective, if not suggestive, voice. He is quick to turn a phrase, yet control is maintained throughout, but just barely, and you get a sense that there's always a degree of risk-an idea or emotion taken too far-but he pulls it off at every turn, almost to your surprise. Siders reveals his versatility in some of the standouts in this collection, including The Right Light, After Before, Offering, Last New Look, Wet Paint, and the title poem. Perhaps the most provocative, clever, and stylistically risky poem is 5 Cracks, whose unforgettable personalities evoke a sense of both bravado and surrender. The appeal of this collection is its inclusiveness, its glimpse into the various guises of desire, its unapologetic insistence that we step over our usual / ten-dollar worn-out excuses, trip over / the unknowable, and pretend / we understand the reasons / for our disillusionment.

General

Imprint:	Iuniverse, Inc.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2005
First published:	September 2005
Authors:	Scott Siders
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	84
ISBN-13:	978-0-595-36882-2
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Programming languages > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Mind, Body & Spirit > General Promotions
LSN:	0-595-36882-4
Barcode:	9780595368822

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