| Controvertibles Contributor(s): Barry, Quan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822958600 ISBN-13: 9780822958604 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2004 Annotation: Second book by an acclaimed young poet. This volume features more of BarryUs refined brilliance and delicate lyricism, cast in a more meditative mode. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - Asian American |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2004304540 |
| Series: Pitt Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 6.34" W x 9.02" (0.27 lbs) 72 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Controvertibles features more of the refined brilliance and delicate lyricism of this poet, cast in a more meditative mode. Throughout, she examines cultural objects by lifting them out of their usual settings and repositioning them in front of new, disparate backdrops. Doug Flutie's famous Hail Mary pass and Rutger Hauer's role in Blade Runner are contextualized within the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Bob Beamon's world-record-setting long jump in the 1968 Olympics is slowed down and examined in the style of The Matrix's revolutionary bullet time. Samantha Smith, Richard Nixon, the Shroud of Turin, Igor Stravinsky, the largo from Handel's Xerxes, the resurrection of Lazarus, and the groundbreaking 1984 Apple Computer Super Bowl commercial are among the many disparate people and objects Barry uses to explore the multifaceted nature of existence. |