Something About Mary (Paperback)

Michael T. Soper

ISBN 10: 1542669278 / ISBN 13: 9781542669276

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

About this Item

Paperback. Central air conditioning changedthe very character of Dominion Hills. The houses were close together, and thewindows were open seven months a year.When my father sneezed, the boys next dooryelled Bless You. When David practiced his violin, it was better than when I practiced my trumpet. When Frank rehearsed, traffic literally stopped.If you argued, people heard it. We could open the front doorand watch the evening thunder storms comerolling in, and smell the rain through the screen.And you could sneak a cigarette in your bedroom, if you blew the smoke out the window screen.See what you're missing? I have bagged my old manuscripts, and stowed them in a closet.I should rest; but I am restless. Do I have any regrets? Well, yes.I wanted to write something about Mary. . . What about English majors? How does the subject, the contemplationof Mary, affect poets? The same wayshe affects artists and musicians: she transports them to new levels. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Something About Mary (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1542669278
• ISBN 13: 9781542669276
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Central air conditioning changed
the very character of Dominion Hills.
The houses were close together, and the
windows were open seven months a year.
When my father sneezed, the boys next door
yelled Bless You. When David practiced his violin,
it was better than when I practiced my trumpet.
When Frank rehearsed, traffic literally stopped.
If you argued, people heard it.
We could open the front door
and watch the evening thunder storms come
rolling in, and smell the rain through the screen.
And you could sneak a cigarette in your bedroom,
if you blew the smoke out the window screen.
See what you’re missing?

I have bagged my old manuscripts,
and stowed them in a closet.
I should rest; but I am restless.
Do I have any regrets? Well, yes.
I wanted to write something about Mary.
. . . What about English majors?
How does the subject, the contemplation
of Mary, affect poets? The same way
she affects artists and musicians:
she transports them to new levels.

About the Author

Michael Truman Soper is a poet, essayist, and co-translator of 21st Century Chinese Poetry.