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Connoisseurs of Worms

Connoisseurs of Worms

Warren, Deborah

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ISBN10: 1589881567
ISBN13: 9781589881563
Publisher: Paul Dry Books
Published: Apr 27 2021
Pages: 85
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.40 Width: 5.30 Depth: 8.30
Language: English
Connoisseurs of Worms is a bestiary, a theogony, a field guide, a museum guide, a pantheon, a history of learning . . . Reading these poems will alter your thinking about a good many of the things that share heaven and earth with us.--Mark Jarman, author of The Heronry and Dailiness

Warren goes anywhere, inhabits anything: it is fun to see a poet so willing to embrace metamorphosis . . . A great book.―The Millions

Deborah Warren's witty and energetic poems are full of play and imagination. The title poem of Connoisseurs of Worms describes the mole, a 'geonaut supreme' with his oddly enviable tunnel vision. Other animals prompt views about humans, and not always happy ones. Alongside Charlemagne's elephant and an intracoronary mosquito, topics include a queen with an alleged tail, laughter-divination, Neanderthal hygiene, and an exploding baby. These poems delight in new perspectives and an astounding verbal music.

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