50 Barn Poems by Zac Smith

50 Barn Poems by Zac Smith

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50 Barn Poems by Zac Smith

Consisting of fifty barn poems, 50 Barn Poems is an evocative yet accessible sketch of that old barn that haunts the back of your brain. Vague memories of road trips, skateboarding, the ocean, and ping-pong are all reconstructed in the shape of a barn and set on fire. We're not even sure they're poems. Maybe they are just: BARN. Go ahead, take off your shoes and drive off a cliff. The barn awaits.

"I haven't read this book yet, but the clarity and candor implied in the title alone make me think it could be the greatest-ever book of poems about barns" - Dave Eggers, author of The Captain and the Glory  

"A fun exploration of the power of arbitrary constraints, with Brautiganesque, perverse humor. I now know as little about barns as I did before." - Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields  

"50 Barn Poems seems like it's making fun of barns, or poems, or poets, or books. I like that about it." - Elizabeth Ellen, author of Elizabeth Ellen and Person/a  

"These poems fall across America with their heavy beams and flaking paint. Zac Smith has captured absurdity with empathy and humour in a collection that feels wholly contemporary." - Giacomo Pope, founder of Neutral Spaces and author of 50 Barn Blurbs 

Zac Smith lives in Boston, where he likes to walk his dogs. This is his first book. Thank you. Follow him on Twitter @ZacTheLinguist zacsmith.net
SKU Unavailable
ISBN 13 9781944866600
ISBN 10 1944866604
Title 50 Barn Poems
Author Zac Smith
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Clash Books
Year published 2020-01-30
Number of pages 76
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.