Leftover Ordinary

by Scott King

In this collection by Scott King, his first full-length book, the poems are triggered by the most ordinary events and sights, what Scottish poet Norman MacCaig refers to as "unemphatic marvels." Then, almost inevitably, the poems leap into the realm of the surreal and the unexpected. The poems are written in the long-lined, daily manner of the modern Greek poet, Yannis Ritsos, though in content the poems remain thoroughly midwestern.

68 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

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Scott King grew up just east of the North Dakota / Minnesota border in Pelican Rapids. He is founder and editor of Red Dragonfly Press. He is author of one book of poems, Leftover Ordinary (Thistlewords Press, 2006) and a number of letterpress printed editions including most recently Where the Water Falls (Verna Press, 2007). He has translated books by the Persian poet Fereydoun Faryad (Heaven Without A Passport) and the Greek poet Yannis Ritsos (The Wavering Scales; translated with Martin McKinsey). He lives in Northfield, Minnesota.