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Ideal for readers who appreciate contemporary poetry that combines humour, introspection, and an inventive look at everyday life. Fans of witty, thought-provoking verse with a touch of absurdity will find Soft Launch particularly engaging.
With fluster, bluster, and, occasionally, mustard, Aaron Belz absurdly goes where many middle-aged white men have gone before, but probably never written poems about with such insight and pomp.
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In Soft Launch, Aaron Belz takes what might seem normal to other people—a one-third full bottle of Prell left in a musty shower stall of a mountain cabin, for instance—and turns it over in the light until its true self emerges, a thirsty dolphin lost in the piney woods. Or so he claims.
Regardless, in these poems, the sentimentalised experience of middle-age is about not just connectedness but overconnectedness, and to all the wrong things. Hyper-aware, hyper-vigilant, and abundantly alert, Belz surveys the banal, the grinding quotidian, and asks not, “Is this all?” but rather “Isn’t this not all?” And then he bows his head either to pray or to nap.
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Critics praise Belz's work for its sharp wit and playful yet profound tone. Rae Armantrout calls him 'the Comic of the Apocalypse,' while D. A. Powell highlights the book’s clever wordplay and humour, describing it as both playful and deeply satisfying. John Ashbery notes that Belz’s poetry is bright, friendly, and surprising, promising readers a refreshing and enjoyable experience.
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ISBN: 9780892555024
Publisher: Persea Books Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 17 September 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Persea Books Inc
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 127g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Aaron Belz is the author of four book of poetry, including Glitter Bomb and Lovely, Raspberry. He currently lives in Savanah, Georgia
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