The Small Nouns Crying Faith

The first word in this new collection by Phil Hall is "verb" and the last word is "blurtip." Between these, many nouns cry out their faith within a hookless frameworkï 1/2that sings in chorus while undermining such standard forms & tropes as "the memoir," "genealogy" and "the shepherd's calendar." With a rural pen, these poems talk frogs, carrots, local noises, partial words, remnants, dirt roads, deep breath & hope:

my laboratory the moment
isï 1/2accordion-shaped -- cluttered -- sopping

& not eternal

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Book*hug Press
Published: 05/01/2013
ISBN: 9781927040584
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.90w x 0.30d

Review Citations: Quill & Quire 07/01/2013 pg. 40