Striking Surface

by Jason Schneiderman

Poetry. "Jason Schneiderman has a fabulous, distillate gift for seeing to the heart of inherited paradigms: the Greeks on violence and the gods; the Christian Middle Ages on violence and conquest; the all-too-transhistorical, multicultural Everywhere on violence toward children. Hence the ravishing paradox of Schneiderman's poems, which find their freshest purchase in twice-told tales: the myths of Hyacinth and Echo, the myth of the progressive totalitarian state, the skepticism of the Rabbis, the nostalgia of the skeptical philosophers. STRIKING SURFACE (six of them on the hand alone, says the latest Interrogation Manual) is both beautifully conceived and beautifully written: witty, trenchant, tender, acerbic, and always, immutably, wise"--Linda Gregerson.

Genres: Poetry

72 pages, Paperback

First published September 15, 2010

Reviews

[Drewbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book so much. Schneiderman's words are very interesting, exciting, deep, and consuming. I really felt moved by his stories and experiences. I'd love to read more of his poetry if I could get my hands on some.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schneiderman's witty, streamlined second collection magically opens wide up, like the head of Zeus, at every turn.

[Kristen Lindquist · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edgy, witty, often dark poems that deal frankly with issues of identity, sexuality, love, and loss. While I am neither a gay male nor Jewish, I kept wishing I'd written these poems. They pack a punch, but you're laughing while they hit you.