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Scandalabra (2000)

by Derrick Brown(Favorite Author)

4.51 of 5 Votes: 5

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review 1: Scandalabra has all the quirky humor you would expect from Brown, but the subtle, often gut-wrenching vulnerability in this collection is what sets it apart from his earlier work. I've followed Brown's career for nearly a decade, and I've read all but one of his books (most of them dozens of times). I can honestly say that this is his best collection.Brown has always written honest poems; he has always written with a perfect balance of absurd and subtle. For the first time, though, Brown gives a collection written almost entirely from points of vulnerability. The softness of the heaviest lines will take you by surprise. The brutal humor of terrible moments will whisk you into memories you thought you'd forgotten. The last line of nearly every poem will bob in your chest fo... morer days. Simply put, this is an amazing read from one of the most important poets in American literature. If you haven't read it, you don't yet know just how far language can take you.
review 2: I'm going to say this early on, lest it get lost in fanatical rambling:IF DERRICK C. BROWN IS ANYWHERE NEAR YOU - GO HEAR HIM!!!!!!Is Derrick a great poet? ummmm, I'm not sure. Is Derrick a great performer, yes! Is Derrick super, ultra, crazy sexy? HELL YES!When he performs his poems, I am caught up and laughing and fighting the impulse to stand and scream "YES!" my internals organs clench and unclench in agreement with his words. But when I read his poems, there is something missing, him. Do they stand on their own? I don't know - sometimes I think yes, sometimes I think I've been bamboozled.There are some that I think I love on their own,"When Your Friends Leave You" about a changing friendship between 2 guys is soooo sweet and funny and warm and "Writers Block" copied here in its entirey:WRITERS BLOCKWhen you say you love the quiet typeI just nod, put rubber thimbles on and throw a blanket over the typewriterI love that for so many reasons. I love it!But either way, whether I'm being bamboozled by his sexiness or he really is good, I think the best solution is for him to come to my house and read his poems to me as preface to love making. There are 60 poems in this collection -I'm all about the simple solutions.*********If any family member happens to come across this review I'd like to take this opportunity to say that I'M KIDDING, of course I don't want to have sex with a perfect stranger, even if he is tall and funny and writes poetry.*************************************If Derrick Brown happens to read that - that was a lie*********** less

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