"In 'Europa/Nippon/New York, ' Joel Allegretti reminds us that
history tells the story of cultures, not just the story of
political conflict, and that history itself, though not-poem,
re-posits all the stuff - the cathedrals and gargoyles, the rubble
and voices from the rubble, the traditions and innovators - that
make poetry possible. Humming and shimmering through time, all that
stuff waits patiently for the right collector to come along and
provide the right vision to bring it into a particularly poignant
focus. And look: Here he is." -- Brian Clements, Founding Editor,
"Sentence: A Journal of Prose Poetics"; "Everything instructs,
engages, and delights us through the wide-angle lens of this
wonderful new collection where 'the next world is the next movie.'
Under many and varied guises and personae, Allegretti manages to
negotiate the 'assertive press of the tongue against the roof' in
one poem, a 'diabolical staircase' in another, and even 'the snow
on the sea' in yet another remarkable lyric. It's all here: from
documentary technique to complex political and historical
commentary, to pithy aphorisms, haiku, and large-hearted social
consciousness - and all so artfully and surprisingly integrated,
too." -- Peter Covino, Winner of the 2007 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award
for Poetry; "Come, children, and take your seat for
'Europa/Nippon/New York, ' where Joel Allegretti spans the globe
with ears to the ground and eyes toward the stars. 'The next world
is the next movie, ' the poet writes. Phantoms, chanson, Godzilla,
bread and wine, riddlers-to-be roll through the projector-light of
the poet's wildly associative forms, his unforced epiphanies and
extravagant voice. -- Daniel Nester Author, "How to Be
Inappropriate"
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