Bones

by Mike Freeman

[from back of book] this is Bones, the second poetry book by Mike Freeman. Here language is stripped down to is essence: lean and unencumbered. The author moves effortlessly from prose poems to minimalist language pieces, from traditional forms to concrete poetry. Bones runs the full gamut of human emotion and its tone can turn on a dime: one poem tinged with bittersweet nostalgia, another caustically satiric, another unabashedly romantic. Holding it all together is a sense of the absurd. Laughter is found even in the darkest places. A delightful book of refreshing wit and clarity, these bones are alive.

Genres: Poetry

53 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

For over thirty years, Mike Freeman has made a career out of his love for Memphis and regional history. He co-wrote, with Cindy Hazen, two books about Elvis Presley--The Best of Elvis in 1992 and Memphis Elvis Style in 1997--and a book based upon Patsy Cline's letters, Love
Always Patsy, Patsy Cline's Letters to a Friend, in 1999. For eight years he owned and lived in the first home Elvis purchased at 1034 Audubon Drive in Memphis. Mike has also written or co-written magazine articles about the area's fascinating personalities. In 2007, Mike helped create three DVDs: Elvis' Memphis and Beyond Elvis' Memphis with Artsmagic, Inc. (UK) and Elvis: Return to Tupelo with Michael Rose Productions. With his partner, Sue Mack, Mike continues to do research today and offers guided tours of the region. This biography of Clarence Saunders was actually his first project and his MA thesis. Until now, only excerpts of this work were published in the Tennessee Historical Quarterly (1992) and Tennessee Encyclopedia (1997).

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

another find from the Main Branch of the Ottawa Public Library. i admit that i picked this one up because of its unusual cover, Starling Skeleton by Simon Battersby http://fineartamerica.com/featured/sk..., cover design by Kristin Whitely. i'm going to cut right to the heart of it: what i loved about this book was the final prose poem, "The Glass House." its imagination & compassion. the rest you can read about on the book blurb, which i typed in myself because this book isn't here. i also googled Bibliopunk Press, some defunct outfit in Toronto alas. its website goes nowhere. i find that sad.