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Welcome to the party. We're about to unleash the presents.Known for
his dreamy abstraction and the emotional ferocity of his work both
on the page and on the stage, Constantine has helped to shape the
poetry scenes of Southern California. In his second collection,
Birthday Girl With Possum, the poet continues to explore the
illusion of knowledge and the facts of magic.Utilizing a dynamic
blend of classic & colloquial diction, pop culture &
historical references, this collection examines the invisible lines
between wonder & disappointment, ecstasy & crime, savagery
& innocence.No approach to writing (odes, codes, lectures,
letters, tests & attendance sheets) is left unexploited as a
means to poetry. It is a birthday card from the phenomenal world to
our wildest selves.
Letters To Guns represents a collection of poems that examine the
para-physical natures of love and history, at times re-imagining
both. As the poems progress, eight letters arrive written by
non-human addressees (a nightgown, a grove of trees, a wooden
spoon, others) at random points over the last 2,200 years. They are
messages from home and pleas for understanding, warnings and
promises of change. These in turn ignite other poems and themes
which anticipate the next arrival. Taken together, the letters form
an armature, a living skeleton fleshed by real and metaphenomenal
experience. Throughout, a variety of styles appear and no single
approach to poetry pervades. Singly, these poems should challenge
and entertain. As a group they must transform and evolve our
experience of sitting down with a book of poems.
As with Constantine's previous titles, Dementia, My Darling can be
enjoyed at random or in order. However, when taken in sequence, the
poems construct a thesis on life as we remember it from moment to
moment. What is your first memory of love? How soon will you forget
answering that question?
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