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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974170303321

Autore

Carr Richard <1962->

Titolo

Mister Martini : poems / / by Richard Carr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denton, Tex., : University of North Texas Press, 2008

ISBN

1-57441-376-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (75 p.)

Collana

Vassar Miller Prize in poetry series ; ; 15

Disciplina

811/.6

Soggetti

Fathers and sons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"2007 Winner, Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry."

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Inventor -- Shadow -- Mathematics -- Ivy -- Freightcar -- Hands -- Plaza -- Atoms -- Play -- Ant -- Summer -- Cuisine -- Dirt -- Odometer -- Television -- Wind -- Falcon -- Car -- Sequence -- Ceremony -- Formula -- Thistle -- Snail -- Gods -- Explosion -- Cards -- Hospital -- Murder-Suicide -- Boutique -- Creditors -- Eye -- Toy -- Salad -- Organ -- Language -- Elms -- Lightning -- Roller Skates -- Rage -- Dogs -- Shoes -- Piano -- Shoulders -- Lounge -- Subway -- Stardom -- Underworld -- Bed -- Perfume -- Fingers -- Supernova -- Silk -- Liquid -- Orphan -- Lobby -- Breathing -- Fog -- Street -- Stream -- Elevator -- Husk -- Clams -- Poker -- Breeze.

Sommario/riassunto

Winner of the Vassar Miller Prize in Poetry, 2007. Spare yet evocative, the poems in Mister Martini pair explorations of a father-son relationship with haiku-like martini recipes. The martini becomes a daring metaphor for this relationship as it moves from the son's childhood to the father's death. Each poem is a strong drink in its own right, and together they form a potent narrative of alienation and love between a father and son struggling to communicate.