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How to Dance as the Roof Caves in: Poems
Contributor(s): Lantz, Nick (Author)
ISBN: 1555976700     ISBN-13: 9781555976705
Publisher: Graywolf Press
OUR PRICE:   $13.50  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: March 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American - General
Dewey: 811.6
LCCN: 2013946926
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 96 pages
 
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"Nick Lantz writes with elegant simplicity. Most poets take a lifetime to learn as much." --Linda Gregerson

I say I love and I love and I love. However, the window
will not close. However, the hawk searches
for its nest after a storm. However, the discarded
nail longs to hide its nakedness inside the tire.
--from "Fork with Two Tines Pushed Together"

How to Dance as the Roof Caves In examines America as it faces a recession of collective mood and collective wealth. In a central sequence, the "housing bubble" reaches its bursting point when, with hilarious and biting outcomes, real estate developers hire a married couple and other down-and-out "extras" to stage a fake community to lure prospective investors. In these marvelous poems, Nick Lantz describes the changing American landscape with great imagination and sharp wit.

Contributor Bio(s): Lantz, Nick: - Nick Lantz is the author of a second collection, The Lightning That Strikes the Neighbors' House, which won the Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin.