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- The Man Who Saws Us in Half: Poems
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Louisiana State University Press
- Series: Southern Messenger Poets
summary
Through silence and song, death and rebirth, a sense of wonder pervades every minute of our lives. In The Man Who Saws Us in Half, Ron Houchin explores this idea from the first curiosities of childhood to the gradual skepticism that comes with age and the weight of practical concerns. In the whimsical poem "The Lion That Finds You Asleep in His Dream," the sleeping figure relives the magical allure of youth, offered both gratuitously and ubiquitously: "The moon's still high in its arc, / and you know / you spilled from this lion's heart."
With his unique and colloquial voice, Houchin allows the reader to experience familiar subjects anew, to admire the surrounding world with rekindled appreciation and awe.
Table of Contents
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- The Green Snake
- p. 4
- Summer Tenants
- p. 5
- String Theory
- p. 8
- The Good Earth
- p. 10
- River Night
- p. 11
- Tending the Fire
- p. 14
- Glass and Water
- p. 15
- The Coal Globe
- p. 16
- In Praise of Comb-Overs
- pp. 18-19
- Lost in the Cemetery
- p. 20
- Stray City Dog
- p. 21
- My Father’s House
- p. 22
- Snails in the Garden
- p. 25
- Mermaid’s Funeral
- p. 26
- Reflections of the Shape Shifter
- pp. 28-29
- Thin Quarters
- p. 32
- One Step Removed
- p. 33
- Made You Look
- p. 34
- The Man Who Saws Us in Half
- pp. 35-36
- Frozen Light
- p. 38
- The Sudden Mind
- p. 40
- Measuring the Moon
- p. 41
- Washing Seven Plates
- p. 48
- Laughter Fossils
- p. 56
- Hymn to Her
- p. 61
- Winter Cellar
- p. 63
- Wind on the River
- p. 66
- In Mythic Times
- p. 70
Additional Information
ISBN
9780807151129
Related ISBN(s)
9780807151112, 9780807151136, 9780807151143
MARC Record
OCLC
867739984
Pages
82
Launched on MUSE
2013-10-21
Language
English
Open Access
No