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The Pitch
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ISBN13: 9781882295562
Publisher: Alice James Books
Published: Apr 1 2006
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.28
Height: 0.27 Width: 5.38 Depth: 7.76
Language: English
Tom Thompson's poems are galvanized by the surge of electrical language.... their popping and buzzing makes the hair stand at the back of your neck.--Slope
[Thompson's] poems are not bound by the constraints of realism or logic but live in that zone above the trampoline's bounce, a place seemingly-but illusorily-gravity-free...wordplay and punning pour expertly from his poet's cup. --Library Journal The Pitch is finally an ebullient celebration, itself a place where the looted images of Thompson's city and life can rise to amaze us regardless of their original homes.--Colorado Review
Before the sum of the parts of the city can equal the limits of location (here defined by concrete, water towers and rooftops), Tom Thompson's poems pull the speaker back out of the crowd. The Pitch is located in the moments where atmosphere ends and subjectivity begins. Here the 'not quite' occupies space and all notions of urban are disallowed from overtaking the landscape. This collection is an astonishing experience that turns a room into an everywhere. The book is exquisite and luxurious and mysterious.--Claudia Rankine
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