Play

by Mathias Svalina

Genres: Poetry

Tape-Bound Chapbook

First published April 1, 2009

Reviews

[Joe]

Was charmed by this which essentially is a series of instructions for how to play various children's games. Except the procedures of each 'game' turn it into 'life,' desert warfare, flooded American cities. Diversion to melancholy.

"If the fox catches a fox the fox becomes a sheep. If the fox looks into a mirror for longer than ten seconds he is considered out & must return to his home where he will pull the blinds down over the window & stare at the clock for the rest of his life."


The rigidness of this pattern/form is constricting until its not. Poof.

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a brief review of this book on my blog: http://stevenkarl.blogspot.com/2009/0...

[Matthew · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote a short review of this book for The Chapbook Review.

Here it is.