New Playlist holds a variety of poetic forms: odes, found, haiku, prose, list, collages, one-liners, sonnets, and more. With his trademark wit and inventiveness, David Trinidad "plays" with these forms as if they were toys. He creates a Wikipedia cento in which each line illustrates how little is known of sixty-five ancient Greek poets. He gives us an itinerary of "Things to Do" in ten 1970s disaster films. He catalogs Sylvia Plath's recipe cards and all the references to beer in a book by Bernadette Mayer. His subjects are as "fun" as his forms: pop singer Dusty Springfield, Marcel Proust, Basho, Hollywood movies and actresses, old cartoons, a prom dress thief loose in a girls' dorm. But "play" does not preclude seriousness, as Trinidad addresses physical scars, encounters with homophobia, and the wonders and wounds of childhood.
| ISBN: | 9780822967408 |
| Publication date: | 11th March 2025 |
| Author: | David Trinidad |
| Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Pitt Poetry Series |
| Genres: |
Poetry |
New Playlist holds a variety of poetic forms: odes, found, haiku, prose, list, collages, one-liners, sonnets, and more. With his trademark wit and inventiveness, David Trinidad "plays" with these forms as if they were toys. He creates a Wikipedia cento in which each line illustrates how little is known of sixty-five ancient Greek poets. He gives us an itinerary of "Things to Do" in ten 1970s disaster films. He catalogs Sylvia Plath's recipe cards and all the references to beer in a book by Bernadette Mayer. His subjects are as "fun" as his forms: pop singer Dusty Springfield, Marcel Proust, Basho, Hollywood movies and actresses, old cartoons, a prom dress thief loose in a girls' dorm. But "play" does not preclude seriousness, as Trinidad addresses physical scars, encounters with homophobia, and the wonders and wounds of childhood.
New Playlist features in the following genres: Poetry
New Playlist is available in Paperback
New Playlist was written by David Trinidad and published by University of Pittsburgh Press
New Playlist has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Pitt Poetry Series series
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