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The Book of Frank
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The Book of Frank is ideal for readers interested in contemporary poetry, queer literature, and experimental narrative forms. It appeals to those who value emotional depth, surrealist expression, and explorations of identity and human experience in arts and culture.
A portrait equal parts hope and cruelty, this searing, compelling book is an enduring fan favorite by Philadelphia-based poet CAConrad.
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Winner of the 2009 Gil Ott Book Award, this expanded edition of The Book of Frank features additional "Frank" poems and an essay by Eileen Myles.
Praised by poet Anne Waldman as a "voyeuresque surreal portrait," The Book of Frank is also, in the words of poet-critic Alan Gilbert, a "candid portrayal of human cruelty and its resultant fantasies of escape."
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Critics praise the book for capturing the essence of poetic sensitivity and empathy. Charles Kruger describes the poems as moments that cumulatively convey a poet's muse-driven experience. Eileen Myles appreciates CA Conrad's radical inclusivity and tender queerness. Mike Young highlights the imaginative salvation offered through Conrad's construction of Frank's reality, while Noah Eli Gordon calls the book both charming and frightening, capable of profoundly impacting the reader.
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ISBN: 9781933517490
Publisher: Wave Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 November 2010
Country: United States
Imprint: Wave Books
Edition: Second Edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 226g
Pages: 176
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About the Author
CAConrad is the author of The Book of Frank (Wave Books, 2010/Chax Press, 2009). He is also the author of Advanced Elvis Course (Soft Skull Press, 2009), (Soma)tic Midge (Faux Press, 2008), Deviant Propulsion (Soft Skull Press, 2006), and a collaboration with poet Frank Sherlock titled The City Real and Imagined (Factory School, 2010). The son of white trash asphyxiation, his childhood included selling cut flowers along the highway for his mother and helping her shoplift. In 2011, he was awarded a Pew Fellowship by the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
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