| Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion Contributor(s): Parker, Jeff (Author), Malla, Pasha (Author), McKee, Nathan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0983186340 ISBN-13: 9780983186342 Publisher: Featherproof Books OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - General |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2015946362 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion is a collection of found poems composed of the words of professional athletes. The content of post-game interviews and sports chatter is so often meaningless, if not insufferable, and yet there are athletes like Metta World Peace who transcend lame clich s and rote patter, who use language in surprising ways, who can be funny and shocking and insightful and alarmingly sincere -- pure poetry. Muhammad Ali offered dazzling displays of lexical wizardry, and Allen Iverson's infamous "practice" rant shifted the post-game press conference from the banal to the absurd. This book is a celebration of these rare and exceptional moments. Various poetic forms and line-breaks highlight -- or, in the words of Deion Sanders, "deem to set a candor on" -- the sophisticated, sublime, and surprising performances of language made by professional athletes. |