My Heart is That Eternal Rose Tattoo - Softcover

Yau, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574231685 ISBN 13: 9781574231687

Publisher: Black Sparrow Press, 2002

Synopsis

In this collection of surreal, dreamlike prose vignettes John Yau explores the territory first laid out in his Forbidden Entries (Black Sparrow, 1996). Yau's startling journey takes us across wastes of "cities fluttering with lost ghosts" and asks the question "what are you doing now that you're here?"

About this title

About the Author:

John Yau is a well-known poet, critic, and editor. he has published eight books of poems and several works of prose, as well as monographs on the work of Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and A. R. Penck. His poetry and criticism have been published in dozens of national magazines.

From Publishers Weekly:

Prolific, innovative poet and art critic John Yau's My Heart Is That Eternal Rose Tattoo is an exhilarating collection of short fictions, many of which might more accurately be called prose poems. (One untitled piece reads, in its entirety: "The rain conductor glosses the crickets, their long shiny legs trembling in the waterglass morning.") With language as lovely as it is strange, he describes paintings not yet painted, photos not yet taken and movies not yet made. One of the most accessible pieces, "Double Self-Portrait," is a tongue-in-cheek meditation on Andy Warhol and Chairman Mao. Yau's many admirers will be pleased.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Black Sparrow Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1574231685
• ISBN 13: 9781574231687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 165