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Counterfeit Moon
[From the NightBallet Press website:]
Counterfeit Moon contains 18 poems, written only as Nicoletti can write them, with such intriguing and promising titles as "Penne Vodka," "To Donald Trump," "My Mother's Ladle," and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times." It also contains his Prince tribute poem "A Higher Floor." ("To Donald Trump" and "A Higher Floor" are two of my personal favorites!) The poems are printed on 32 pages of thick, textured white paper to complement the pale mint green cover cardstock and the darker olive green cardstock insert. The gorgeous cover photo was taken by Ohio poet Geoffrey Landis (who, appropriately enough, works at NASA).
In "Thundersnow," Nicoletti writes:
Spinal cords of lightning grow, flash, and crash
in the distance. The sky is a gigantic brain of clouds
Nicoletti seizes language, holds it in his teeth, and shakes it until it does exactly what he wants it to!
Counterfeit Moon contains 18 poems, written only as Nicoletti can write them, with such intriguing and promising titles as "Penne Vodka," "To Donald Trump," "My Mother's Ladle," and "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times." It also contains his Prince tribute poem "A Higher Floor." ("To Donald Trump" and "A Higher Floor" are two of my personal favorites!) The poems are printed on 32 pages of thick, textured white paper to complement the pale mint green cover cardstock and the darker olive green cardstock insert. The gorgeous cover photo was taken by Ohio poet Geoffrey Landis (who, appropriately enough, works at NASA).
In "Thundersnow," Nicoletti writes:
Spinal cords of lightning grow, flash, and crash
in the distance. The sky is a gigantic brain of clouds
Nicoletti seizes language, holds it in his teeth, and shakes it until it does exactly what he wants it to!
32 pages, Chapbook
Published July 13, 2016
About the author
Joey Nicoletti
16 books4 followersJoey Nicoletti is the author of two full-length poetry collections and four chapbooks. A graduate of the Sarah Lawrence College MFA program, he teaches creative writing and literature at SUNY Buffalo State College.
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June 28, 2017
This Counterfeit Moon is the real deal.
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