String Parade

by Jordan Stempleman

Poetry. "With a voice that speaks of the simultaneous desolation and burgeoning hopefulness of our time, Stempleman's STRING PARADE begs us to listen again to an American landscape long forgotten, yet still around. It is a landscape full of children and families, of old Hollywood glamour, of worn out streets, of gardens, of domestic scenes full of ache, of heavy rain clouds, of dedication. As the title suggests, images and people float at us in endless sequences, strung together in a language of the everyday. Here in these poems, Stempleman creates a spectacle of dedication for the everyday people he loves, which by the end of the book, we realize is all of us. And thankfully, I am, that it is so, that this poet loves me, and that I can feel his weighty love for his readers in every word. In an American poetry, it should always be the case, that our poets love us tenderly despite all our human imperfections"--Dorothea Lasky.

Genres: Poetry

74 pages, Paperback

First published September 22, 2008

About the author

Jordan Stempleman's most recent collections of poetry are Wallop (Magic Helicopter Press, 2015), No, Not Today (Magic Helicopter Press, 2012) and Doubled Over (BlazeVOX, 2009). He co-edits The Continental Review, teaches writing and literature at the Kansas City Art Institute, and curates A Common Sense Reading Series.

Reviews

[Michelle Taransky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes, poetry! The new, low risk investment.