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A Book of Poems that Reads Like a Novel...
With a spot-on ear for dialogue and a solid feel for gestural nuance, Rebecca Schumejda sweeps us swiftly into the late-night chatter and dish clanking of the Dead End Diner. In this collection, we meet a memorable cast of prickly though resilient characters who simultaneously shrink and expand under the high-pressure cooker of life. Cinematic in its conception, I can't help but think of Robert Altman's Short Cuts, or some of Raymond Carver's best for that matter. Waiting at the Dead End Diner is a deft exploration of the complicated forces embodied in gender, unreciprocated love, ethnic and religious stereotype, and economic class, where participants dream big and live hard in the face of unflinching obstacles. If I could purchase one meal at any hour, it would undoubtedly be Rebecca Schumejda's latest.
--Manuel Paul López, author of The Yearning Feed
With a spot-on ear for dialogue and a solid feel for gestural nuance, Rebecca Schumejda sweeps us swiftly into the late-night chatter and dish clanking of the Dead End Diner. In this collection, we meet a memorable cast of prickly though resilient characters who simultaneously shrink and expand under the high-pressure cooker of life. Cinematic in its conception, I can't help but think of Robert Altman's Short Cuts, or some of Raymond Carver's best for that matter. Waiting at the Dead End Diner is a deft exploration of the complicated forces embodied in gender, unreciprocated love, ethnic and religious stereotype, and economic class, where participants dream big and live hard in the face of unflinching obstacles. If I could purchase one meal at any hour, it would undoubtedly be Rebecca Schumejda's latest.
--Manuel Paul López, author of The Yearning Feed
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A book of poems that reads like a novel. Come into the diner and live with the characters of this strong book. You'll not want to leave.
About the Author:
Rebecca Schumejda grew up in a working-class family on Long Island, and later earned a BA in English and Creative Writing from SUNY New Paltz and a MA in Poetics and Creative Writing from San Francisco State University. While finishing Waiting at the Dead End Diner, she put her apron back on and waited tables, only to find out that her respect for the industry is unwavering. She is the author of several poetry collections including: Cadillac Men (NYQ Books, 2012), which is a poetic memoir inspired by her experience as a co-owner of a pool hall, as well as five poetry chapbooks. She is the poetry editor at Trailer Park Quarterly. She lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and daughter.
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- PublisherBottom Dog Press
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1933964790
- ISBN 13 9781933964799
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages204
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