Together and By Ourselves by Alex Dimitrov (English) Paperback Book

Description: Together and By Ourselves by Alex Dimitrov A wry, haunting search for connection in snippets of conversations, faded memories, and snapshots of LA and New York. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Dimitrov is a vital new energy in American poetry."-Los Angeles Review of Books"Truth-telling, raw, fierce with feeling."-Brenda Shaughnessy "Dimitrov can sound at once hip and naive, devoted to the sincerities that other sorts of poets reject or obscure."-Publishers WeeklyTogether and by Ourselves, Alex Dimitrovs second book of poems, takes on broad existential questions and the reality of our current moment: being seemingly connected to one another, yet emotionally alone. Through a collage aesthetic and a multiplicity of voices, these poems take us from coast to coast, New York to LA, and toward uneasy questions about intimacy, love, death, and the human spirit. Dimitrov critiques Americas long-lasting obsessions with money, celebrity, and escapism-whether in our personal, professional, or family lives. What defines a life? Is love ever enough? Who are we when together and who are we by ourselves? These questions echo throughout the poems, which resist easy answers. The voice is both heartfelt and skeptical, bruised yet playful, and always deeply introspective.from "Water"What is aging exactly?There are new jobs and peopleand someone dies before noon every day.I am swimming and swimming...in May or an ocean,I dont see the reason. "But thats unimportant," you said."Just keep doing it over again until one day you cant."Spring excites us and we know what it is every time.The minutes in meetings are lifes most undistinguished;thats obvious. And whats obvious makes us all foolsthen fast friends.Alex Dimitrov is the author of Together and by Ourselves (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), Begging for It (Four Way Books, 2013), and the online chapbook American Boys (Floating Wolf Quarterly, 2012). He is the recipient of the Stanley Kunitz Prize from the American Poetry Review and a Pushcart Prize. His poems have been published in Poetry, The Yale Review, Kenyon Review, Slate, Tin House, Boston Review, and the American Poetry Review. He is the Senior Content Editor at the Academy of American Poets where he edits the popular online series Poem-a-Day and American Poets magazine. He has taught creative writing at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Marymount Manhattan College, Bennington College, and lives in New York City. Author Biography Alex Dimitrov is the author of Together and by Ourselves (Copper Canyon Press, 2017), Begging for It (Four Way Books, 2013), and the online chapbook American Boys (Floating Wolf Quarterly, 2012). He is the recipient of the Stanley Kunitz Prize from the American Poetry Review and a Pushcart Prize. His poems have been published in Poetry, The Yale Review, Kenyon Review, Slate, Tin House, Boston Review, and the American Poetry Review. He is the Senior Content Editor at the Academy of American Poets where he edits the popular online series Poem-a-Day and American Poets magazine. He has taught creative writing at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Marymount Manhattan College, Bennington College, and lives in New York City. Promotional galleys to pre-pub media130+ review copies and press material sent to key mediafollow-up contactsbook pitched in person by in-house publicist to trade mediafull-page feature in in-house catalogcatalog sent to individual poetry readers (15k) and to purchased lists of poetry teachers (5k) and academic libraries (2k)featured on Press websitedisplayed at appropriate conferencesselect print advertisingsubmitted to all relevant awards and prizes Competing Titles Night Sky with Exit Wounds Ocean Vuong 9781556594953 16.00 Copper Canyon Press 2016 8800 King Me Roger Reeves 9781556594489 15.00 Copper Canyon Press 2013 2800 Description for Sales People Well-connected rising star in the literary world Regional appeal (New York City) Details ISBN1556595107 Author Alex Dimitrov Short Title TOGETHER & BY OURSELVES Pages 96 Language English ISBN-10 1556595107 ISBN-13 9781556595103 Format Paperback Year 2017 Imprint Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2017-05-18 US Release Date 2017-05-18 UK Release Date 2017-05-18 Publisher Copper Canyon Press,U.S. Publication Date 2017-05-18 DEWEY 811/.6 Audience General AU Release Date 2017-07-10 Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135190921;

Price: 39.64 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2024-09-27T03:13:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 AUD