Wicked Wit by Public Poetry

Wicked Wit by Public Poetry

Wicked Wit is a brilliant collection of wry humorous poems, packing in luscious lines with sophisticated sensibilities as well as well-crafted bad-ass poetry. It's an anthology that's at home with Erotic Tales from the MLA Handbook, and Not Saying the F-Word, as well as with Shopping with Descartes and with On Hogarth's 'The Orgy' from 'The Rake's Progress'.

Chosen by noted poets Diannely Antigua, John Gorman and Jason Koo, you'll find poetry contributed by Pulitzer Prize nominees, by multiple Pushcart Prize winners, as well as a philosophy student's first published work. Whether you're looking for an amusing book, are a first time reader of poetry, or already have shelves full of it, this is a really good read.

Here's a sample from a longer poem by Michael Schein:

Not Saying the F-Word

You can't say the F-word at Thin Man Books,

It's a amily-riendly bookstore, illed to the brim

with delicate ears. It's like a church, consecrated

to the Word that can't be spoken. Children, exotic

bonsai, are ertilized, pruned and worshipped.

If you an't say the F-word then I'm almost

ertain you an't say the C-word either, but

you an probably say suck since every baby

does it and teenagers use it onstantly.

Whether you're someone who chuckles or laughs out loud, the cleverly chosen words and crafted language of Wicked Wits' poems will surprise and delight you. Enjoy.

Smith, Carmen Jimenez: - Carmen Gim�nez Smith, a 2019 Guggenheim Fellow, was born in New York City, received a BA in English at San Jose State University and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of a memoir and four poetry collections, including Milk and Filth, a finalist for the 2013 National Book Critics Circle award in poetry. She was awarded an American Book Award for her memoir Bring Down the Little Birds and the Juniper Prize for Poetry for her collection Goodbye, Flicker. She recently co-edited Angels of the Americlypse: New Latin@ Writing, an anthology of contemporary Latino poetry, fiction and nonfiction, published by Counterpath Press. She has received fellowships from the Howard Foundation, the Sustainable Arts Foundation, the Ragdale Foundation and CantoMundo. She teaches in the creative writing program at New Mexico State University while serving as the publisher of Noemi Press. Noemi has published over 40 full-length collections of poetry and fiction, which have received reviews in Boston Review, Publishers Weekly, The Rumpus, and Pleiades. With Francisco Aragon, she co-founded the Akrilica Series, a Noemi book series for innovative writing by Latinos, and Infidel Poetics, a series of short-form poetics on gender, identity, and the 21st century.

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ISBN 13	9781087922140
ISBN 10	1087922143
Title	Wicked Wit
Author	Public Poetry
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	IngramSpark
Year published	2020-11-16
Number of pages	84
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.