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Red Flash on a Black Field by Joseph Donahue
Poetry. "There is a relentless generosity to Joseph Donahue's newest collection, as seemingly everything can find its place among the contours of his poetry. By turns worldly and visionary, RED FLASH ON A BLACK FIELD accomodates Charles Olson and David Lynch, Nietzsche, and a theology bursting from pure, luminous words of radical intent. In the hands of this consummate craftsman, 'consciousness is a continual fire,' and the world of words is ablaze."—Susan Howe
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October 15, 2024
Joseph Donahue's "Red Flash On A Black Field" weaves in and out of cultural ethos and into a humble personal space.
"HEAVEN AND MAGIC II"
Poetry, Breton said, should be
a heaven so compelling that
everyone should queue up to
heaven for suicide. Perhaps
in a margarita shop in a pawnshop,
in a dark broken clouds
rush into a twilight that stretches
from Zimbabwe to Colorado
where the dead take turns as a snake
a deer, a boar with paper tusks."
"The Transmigration of Brian Jones", directly concerning the late rock star and the poet as well was great. Donahue's chief talent is imagery. A fun collection.
"HEAVEN AND MAGIC II"
Poetry, Breton said, should be
a heaven so compelling that
everyone should queue up to
heaven for suicide. Perhaps
in a margarita shop in a pawnshop,
in a dark broken clouds
rush into a twilight that stretches
from Zimbabwe to Colorado
where the dead take turns as a snake
a deer, a boar with paper tusks."
"The Transmigration of Brian Jones", directly concerning the late rock star and the poet as well was great. Donahue's chief talent is imagery. A fun collection.
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