The Last American Valentine: Illustrated Poems to Seduce and Destroy - Softcover

Jack Hirschman

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9780978998974: The Last American Valentine: Illustrated Poems to Seduce and Destroy
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0978998979 ISBN 13: 9780978998974
Publisher: Write Bloody Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

This collection features 24 poets, musicians and barflys, all paired up with brilliant American illustrators for a collection of gorgeous and striking love poetry. Brendan Constantine, Bucky Sinister, Buddy Wakefield, Cristin Aptowicz, Derrick Brown, Jack Hirschman, John Gardiner, Lynne Procope, Michael C. Ford, Micael Cirelli, Michael Mcclure, Michael Roberts, Mindy Nettifee, Nathan Willet of Cold War Kids, Richard Swift, Rick Lupert, Roger Bonair Agard, Shappy Seasholtz, Stephen Latty, Victor Infante, Beau Sia, Amber Tamblyn, Agneta Falk, Anis Mojgani

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About the Author

Derrick C. Brown is a novelist, comedian, poet, and storyteller. He is the winner of the 2013 Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry. He is a former paratrooper for the 82nd Airborne. He is the owner and president of Write Bloody Publishing, which Forbes and Filter Magazine call "...one of the best independent poetry presses in the country." He is the author of eight books of poetry and four children's books. The New York Times calls his work "...a rekindling of faith in the weird, hilarious, shocking, beautiful power of words." He lives in Los Angeles.

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The Quiet World
by Jeffrey McDaniel

In an effort to get people to look
into each other's eyes more,
the government has decided to allot
each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.

When the phone rings, I put it
to my ear without saying hello.
In the restaurant I point
at chicken noodle soup. I am
adjusting well to the new way.

Late at night, I call my long
distance lover and proudly say
I only used fifty-nine today.
I saved the rest for you.

When she doesn't respond, I know
she's used up all her words
so I slowly whisper I love you,
thirty-two and a third times.
After that, we just sit on the line
and listen to each other breathe.

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Publisher
Write Bloody Publishing
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0978998979
ISBN 13 
9780978998974
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
218
Editor
Brown C. Derrick
Rating
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