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FIREBALL
FIREBALL (12 quasi-epic poems of cheerful doom and gloom) is abstract information ripped out of Charles Joseph's imagination. It's a new direction, full of reflection that will leave you stranded at the corner of truth and fiction. It's cheaper than a pack of cigarettes and more expensive than a loaf of bread, but for five bucks, you can buy yourself a ticket to the circus inside of this quasi-poets head.
15 pages, Chapbook
Published December 18, 2015
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About the author
Charles Joseph
12 books15 followersCharles Joseph lives and writes deep in the heart of New Jersey. Peppered by a battery of life experiences—good, great, bad, and worse—Charles is the author of NO OUTLET (a novel), a number poetry chapbooks that have been well received, and Chameleon Omnibus Unum 2012-2016 a collection of poems and stories. His poems, short stories, and creative non-fiction have appeared in various literary journals and online magazines. Visit him at www.charlesjosephlit.com
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April 24, 2016
New to his poetry- after doing some readings together I purchased two chapbooks- "Fireball" and "Temporary Obscurity". I wrote about "Fireball" in our "What We're Reading" category on the blog at Full Of Crow Press:
http://www.fullofcrow.com/blog/2016/0...
A review of the other is forthcoming with another press.
Excerpt:
"We see the process of emerging confidence and purpose in “Fireball” as well: “So I’d rather surround myself with those/who will at least have the decency/to accept who and what I am-/and perhaps even pause for a moment/in the wake of my afterglow.” Again, convincing the reader that the doubts of the past have been sloughed, the poet is determined. Maybe he is also convincing himself, affirming and defending what he feels driven to do? The sense of being driven in “Fireball” is likely the same impulse described in “This, Creed”:
I do this while my girlfriend sleeps naked.
I do this when happy, sad, or indifferent.
I do this, you do that, everyone does something.
However, this-
this-is mine."
http://www.fullofcrow.com/blog/2016/0...
A review of the other is forthcoming with another press.
Excerpt:
"We see the process of emerging confidence and purpose in “Fireball” as well: “So I’d rather surround myself with those/who will at least have the decency/to accept who and what I am-/and perhaps even pause for a moment/in the wake of my afterglow.” Again, convincing the reader that the doubts of the past have been sloughed, the poet is determined. Maybe he is also convincing himself, affirming and defending what he feels driven to do? The sense of being driven in “Fireball” is likely the same impulse described in “This, Creed”:
I do this while my girlfriend sleeps naked.
I do this when happy, sad, or indifferent.
I do this, you do that, everyone does something.
However, this-
this-is mine."
December 29, 2015
Over the year, Indigent Press has been making a splash in the local poetry scene in New Jersey. Poets like Damian Rucci and Brandon Diehl have had wonderful success with this press company, and it just seems to continue with Charles Joseph’s Fireball. Fireball is a twelve poem chapbook filled with themes of loss, everyday observations, and resilience. Poems like “The Return of Kid Lightning,” “Fireball,” “Finding the One True You,” and “A Heart Full of Pearls” not only pack a punch with every line break, but they leave your mind stirring after. This is a wonderful book of poetry, and I cannot wait to read more of Joseph’s work.
December 21, 2015
Fireball is the second book I’ve read from Charles Joseph, as well as the second book I’ve read from Indigent Press, and I’m equally happy with both the publisher and the poet!
Charles Joseph is back, and he’s beating the fuck out of all his readers with his latest chapbook, Fireball. I recently did a review of Joseph’s chapbook Temporary Obscurity which also featured B. Diehl. That book was my first encounter with Joseph’s work and it’s pretty much left me wanting more. As you can imagine, I pretty much devoured the digital copy that was sent to me.
Charles Joseph starts the book out with a piece called The Return of Kid Lightning, which addresses a man from Texas who had given him some pretty nifty compliments, AKA me. Which is pretty cool to be honest. I like how the poem addresses the struggles with creativity, its irritating ebb and flow that’s inside all creators. When the muses are pissed with you, you know it. They’ll suck out the juice from your fingers and leave you dried up until they’re satisfied in their punishment. Although the muses are some the greatest friends to writers, they can be demons to us at times. Return of the Lightning Kid sparks fire for the whole chapbook. It’s the strike of a match that leads to a whole forest fire by the end of the book.
The thing I love most about Joseph’s work is that it feels real. The pages within are insecurities, frustrations, life and everything in between. It knocks you down into the concrete with each page. It’s a good ride, and one I plan on reading again. Fireball is definitely a recommended book to read.
Charles Joseph is back, and he’s beating the fuck out of all his readers with his latest chapbook, Fireball. I recently did a review of Joseph’s chapbook Temporary Obscurity which also featured B. Diehl. That book was my first encounter with Joseph’s work and it’s pretty much left me wanting more. As you can imagine, I pretty much devoured the digital copy that was sent to me.
Charles Joseph starts the book out with a piece called The Return of Kid Lightning, which addresses a man from Texas who had given him some pretty nifty compliments, AKA me. Which is pretty cool to be honest. I like how the poem addresses the struggles with creativity, its irritating ebb and flow that’s inside all creators. When the muses are pissed with you, you know it. They’ll suck out the juice from your fingers and leave you dried up until they’re satisfied in their punishment. Although the muses are some the greatest friends to writers, they can be demons to us at times. Return of the Lightning Kid sparks fire for the whole chapbook. It’s the strike of a match that leads to a whole forest fire by the end of the book.
The thing I love most about Joseph’s work is that it feels real. The pages within are insecurities, frustrations, life and everything in between. It knocks you down into the concrete with each page. It’s a good ride, and one I plan on reading again. Fireball is definitely a recommended book to read.
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