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Monkey Bars

Following his debut collection, THE NEW YEAR OF YELLOW (Sarabande, 2007), Matthew Lippman takes his unmistakable style of poetry through the next evolution. MONKEY BARS reveals a father’s “dollar driven” panic — — concern about his children growing up in a world without bees and libraries but with too many overmedicated Americans­­ — — one where Warren Buffett is the only person with any money. Despite the litany of worries, MONKEY BARS reveals a deep awe for the human spirit and doesn’t hesitate to offer laugh-out-loud moments, as in “Dewey Decimaling,” where the narrator suggests morose librarians wary of their future should “drink more beer before work,” and, “no one should wear a bra.” Without a doubt, Lippman replaces the “blah” in poetry with a brave and silly bite, confirming his voice as a major force in twenty-first-century literature.

MONKEY BARS comes in a beautiful hardback edition. The pages are thick and delicious, cut flush with the cover so that it opens perfectly in the palm of your hand. Additionally, each book comes with a letterpress band on the front, designed by the fine folks at The Firecracker Press, who also lightly illustrate this edition inside and out using images inspired by the book itself.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 72
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780984496105
  • Genres
  • poetry
  • Release date
  • 2010