Bird~Brain - Matt Mauch

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Résumé :
Bird Brain plays on the literal and figurative meaning of the phrase bird brain, featuring poems that celebrate and observe the birds we see around us, but also slyly illustrating the similarities between the lives and obsessions of birds and humans. Everyday life, private moments, the mundane, all combine in this collection that at its heart, conveys the joys of solitude and those found in nature, whether it's found in the city or the country....

Biographie:
Matt Mauch is the author of five books of lyrical prose and poetry, including A Northern Spring, We're the Flownover. We Come From Flyoverland, Bird~Brain, If You're Lucky Is a Theory of Mine, as well as the chapbook The Brilliance of the Sparrow. He founded the Great Twin Cities Poetry Read and the journal Poetry City, and has organized and hosted many other poetry readings and events. Mauch's work has been recognized by the Minnesota State Arts Board and as a finalist for National Poetry Series and other national and international contests. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Conduit, The Journal, DIAGRAM, Willow Springs, The Los Angeles Review, Forklift, Ohio, Sonora Review, Water~Stone Review, and on the Poetry Daily and Verse Daily websites. Mauch lives in Minneapolis and teaches in the AFA in the Creative Writing program at Normandale Community College. He and his books can be found online at mauchmauch.com....

Sommaire:
Bird Brain plays on the literal and figurative meaning of the phrase bird brain, featuring poems that celebrate and observe the birds we see around us, but also slyly illustrating the similarities between the lives and obsessions of birds and humans. Everyday life, private moments, the mundane, all combine in this collection that at its heart, conveys the joys of solitude and those found in nature, whether it's found in the city or the country....