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Dribble: A Poem

by Jacob Smullyan

Sagging Meniscus Press

Paperback 160 pages English May 01, 2023

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Dribble, a poem in cyclic form written in 1983, sets itself the task of exploring a peculiar, seemingly unpromising corner of poetic space. Its apparent subject matter is the grotesque obscenity of physicality: excrement, innards, foodstuffs, the reek of loss and sexuality, the pancake-like weight of words and representation. But what emerges is quite different from what its monstrous image repertoire might suggest: an extended meditation on the inner forces of creation and destruction. Dribble's surreal mechanisms, by which the derangement of sense becomes ordinary, reveals new paths through experience, and in this new world, discredited matter, impelled by a powerful transcendental yearning, takes on new meaning and form; soul arises from the mire with cathartic impact and an unexpected tenderness. Revised 2023 edition.
Author:
Jacob Smullyan
Publisher:
Sagging Meniscus Press
Publication Date:
May 01, 2023
Number of pages:
160 pages
Language:
English
Binding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1952386640
ISBN-13:
9781952386640