In this Book
- American Busboy
- Book
- 2011
- Published by: The University of Akron Press
- Series: Akron Series in Poetry
summary
In American Busboy, a wry anti-mythology, the anti-hero busboy in an anonymous Clam Shack! tangles with the monotonous delirium of work, the indignities and poor pay of unskilled labor, the capricious deus ex machina of mean-spirited middle management, the zombified consumption of summer tourists, while jostling for the goddess-like attentions of waitresses and hostesses—all battered up in sizzlingly crisp wit and language, and deep-fried in a shiny glaze of surrealism. —Lee Ann Roripaugh
Table of Contents
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- Prologue
- Memorial Day
- pp. 3-4
- Name Your Poison
- pp. 5-6
- General Attributes
- pp. 7-8
- DefInition
- p. 9
- First Shift
- p. 10
- Smoke Break
- pp. 11-12
- Initiation
- pp. 13-14
- Upside-Down Crates
- pp. 15-16
- Pink Pills
- p. 17
- National Flag Week
- pp. 18-20
- The Training
- pp. 21-22
- Pandemonium Day
- p. 23
- Father’s Day
- p. 24
- Flashlight
- pp. 28-29
- Typewriter
- p. 30
- Pirate Days
- p. 31
- smile!
- Straight Face
- p. 35
- Postmodern T-Shirts
- p. 38
- Flip a Coin Day
- pp. 39-40
- The Golden Age
- pp. 42-43
- Bastille Day
- pp. 44-45
- Independence Day
- p. 48
- Take Your Pants for a Walk Day
- pp. 49-50
- _Escape Artist_
- pp. 52-53
- National Ice CreamSandwich Day
- pp. 54-55
- Human Resources
- pp. 58-59
- The Weekly Week
- pp. 60-63
- Kiss & Make Up
- pp. 64-65
- National Hot Dog Month
- pp. 66-70
Additional Information
ISBN
9781937378226
Related ISBN(s)
9781931968973
MARC Record
OCLC
794700439
Pages
88
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No