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Rudely Torn From Arms of Sleep

Rudely Torn From Arms of Sleep

May, Doug

Paperback

General ReferenceFiction AnthologiesGeneral Poetry

Publisher Price: $8.50

ISBN10: 8797437530
ISBN13: 9788797437537
Publisher: Ober-Limbo Verlag
Published: Mar 4 2025
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.21
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A new volume of thoughtful, finely-crafted, intense and diverse poems from the author of Songs from the Back Row (UnCollected Press), Cold War Piano (Ober-Limbo Verlag), Last Poems (Ober-Limbo Verlag) and October (Ober- Limbo Verlag).

The whole experience of a Doug May poem is remarkable. We are so inclined in this Western Culture of ours to over-express. To identify sometimes the most mundane things as remarkable, amazing, as awesome. And perhaps I would argue that in most cases, depending on hyperbole in this manner is facile - even lazy. But when it comes to Doug's poetry, using effusive language is not a lack of discipline; it is concerted truth-telling. A Doug May poem for me can be like watching the power and elegance of a Cheetah running down its prey at sixty miles an hour. Or, like walking out on the back patio and seeing a hummingbird, with its profoundly articulate bill, claiming nectar from fresh blossoms. I can call upon a whole series of prototypical images to encourage you to read Doug's book. Doug May's poetry is the complete experience - derived from incisive intellectual insight and emotional intelligence. They are some of the most moving and impactful poems that I have ever read. Henry Stanton, publisher and editor of UNCOLLECTED PRESS.

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