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James Cummins's first book of poems, The Whole Truth , became known throughout much of the poetry world as the "Perry Mason sestinas." His second book, Portrait in a Spoon , was chosen by Richard Howard for the James Dickey Prize Contemporary Poetry Series . His latest and most accomplished work is collected in Then and Now, which reflects the same inventiveness and wit evident in his earlier books, with a deepening of tone and spirit. The result is a collection of poems filled with feeling and with Cummins's signature anguished humor. If the language of poetry is a way into a hall of mirrors of the self, it can be a way out, too. The voice that emerges in Then and Now is sane, imaginative, bemused, and sly, not only taking responsibility for the character of the writer put fully on display, but ironically and affectionately exploring how this process occurs. Doing Lunch You have lunch with a friend. You put on a false face for him, because he is your friend. You want to spare him your maunderings, your lies and malfeasance. But this is just what your friend desires, because he is your friend. He wants your face to fall open in front of him and twitch like a rabbit hit on the fl

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Author

James Cummins

Publisher

Swallow Press/Ohio University Press; Swallow Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804040181

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Poetry, Humanities

Rating

2.33 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14