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Title: Suckers
Author: Joseph Farley
ISBN: 0-9673401-4-4
Publisher: Cynic Press
Year: 2004
Book Size:
Book Binding: perfect binding
Book Format: Paperback, white pages.
Pages: 116
Price: $10
Shipping Cost: 2$
Bookstore: Muses Review
Summer 2005
July
Table of Contents
Editor's Message
Medalists: Muses Prize
Poems
Poem Reviews
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Suckers
by Joseph Farley
His poetrybook begins with the title of the poetrybook - "Suckers". The poem is about a catfish.
Joseph combines Eastern and Western themes in his book. Examples of Asian themes are "Clay Monks in Jiangxi" p.37, "Market Day In Jianxi" p.39, "Bamboo Of the Mind" p.42, "Xiuxi" p.36, "Chinese Tea" p.35, "Dinner With Xu Juan" p.34, etc.
He writes some poems about nature - "The Spider" p.83, "Among the Vampires" p.84, "Birds" p.24, "The Owl On the Mailbox" p.80,
He seems to be pondering on the creation of man since he wrote some poems about the origins of man - "The Fish" p.97, "Natural Theology" p.103, "Evolution"p.10, "The New Man" p.106.
I wonder if Joseph is mathematically inclined since he wrote some poems about mathematical terms - "Binary Poem #7" p.27, "Asymptotes" p.111, "The Distance Between Two Points" p.99.
His poetrybook ends with a humorous poem - "Aint Nuthin" on p.116.
Six of his poems in the volume are nominated "Best poem of year 2004" for the 1st Muses Review Awards, namely - "Atomic Site", "Clay Monks in Jiangxi", "Market Day In Jiangxi", "The Spider", "In A Smoke-filled Cafe" and "Form Letter To A Dictator". Each of these 6 poems received a medal for the "1st Muses Review Awards - Excellent Printed Poems in 2004".
The following poems received gold medals: "Clay Monks in Jiangxi", "Market Day In Jiangxi", "In A Smoke-Filled Cafe". The poems receiving silver medals are: "Atomic Site" and "Form Letter To A Dictator". The poem receiving a bronze medal: "The Spider."
"Clay Monks in Jiangxi" is a poem about the Buddhist monks in China. "Market Day in Jiangxi" is a poem about a life in a duck and cicada markets in Jiangxi province. "In A Smoke-Filled Cafe" is a poem about men who are so obsessed with death and their own mortality. "Atomic Site" is a poem about effects of atomic bomb experiments in the desert. "Form Letter To A Dictator" is a poem about a newsman writing to a dictator. "The Spider" is a poem about survival of the fittest in the forest.(End of book review.)
See Medalists - 1st Muses Prize.
Summer 2005 - July
A. Book Reviews by Andrew Angus
a. Joseph Farley's poetrybook, Suckers (2004)
b. Rhina Espaillat's poetrybook, The Shadow I Dress In (2004)
Summer 2005 - August
A. Book Review by Molly Martin
a. Harry Gilleland Jr.'s poetrybook "Gilleland Poetry - Storoems and Poems"
B. Book Review by Andrew Angus
a. Jill A. Terry's poetrybook "Shadows Of My Soul" (2004)
Summer 2005 - September
A. Book Reviews by Andrew Angus
a. Harry Gilleland Jr.'s poetrybook "Gilleland Poetry - Storoems and Poems"
B. Book Review by Charles P. Ries
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