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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Random Saints

Random Saints

Cottonwood, Joe

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 1952326214
ISBN13: 9781952326219
Publisher: Kelsay Books
Published: Jul 13 2020
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.34
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Officially Licensed Poet, the speaker says to the poet 'I don't really like poetry, but I like your stuff.' I really do like poetry, and I like Joe Cottonwood's stuff too. If I were asked to choose a book to encapsulate late-twentieth-century early twenty-first-century life as told by a humane and gifted observer, Ni>Random Saints would be my pick. Cottonwood is a master story-teller. Put a log on the fire, pull up a comfy chair, open the book. Prepare to laugh, prepare to cry, prepare to feel better about the human race.

- Donna Hilbert, author of Gravity: New & Selected Poems

I have to say HOLY WOW. This whole thing knocked me over. Joe Cottonwood is a poet of uncommon perception. His work is direct, embodied, and authentic. Each poem is packed with the real wealth that comes of close observation and hard-won wisdom, carved down to the essence. Let Random Saints show you how the grinding of the earth creates a diamond. Then grab a few extra copies. You're going to want to share this book.

- Laura Grace Weldon, Ohio Poet of the Year 2019, author of Blackbird

Joe Cottonwood's humanity illuminates his beautiful poetry, unfailingly drawing us into kinship with our fellow beings-two-legged and otherwise-in ways that surprise and delight. His writing proves the power of simple words and everyday experiences. I was honored to publish so many of these pieces in The MOON magazine.

- Leslee Goodman, publisher of The MOON magazine

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