The Bird Hoverer
Aaron Belz is a gravely hilarious poet. The poems from The
Bird Hoverer are part Discovery Channel, part History Channel,
part E! -- his ferocious intelligence, his love of glitz, and
his wry take on relationships (both human and animal) are irresistible.
Belz's voice is bold, wise, inimitable.
Denise Duhamel
The poems in The Bird Hoverer are by turns melancholic
and comic, performing the paradoxes and pratfalls to which we
are subject. Out of boredom and distraction, Belz conjures wild
animals, celebrities, and sinister conspiracies, revealing the
roots of our fictive lives.
Devin Johnston
Just what American poetry needs: lots of fresh poems that are
weirdly conventional one minute, satisfyingly strange the next.
On the surface this violent assault on complacency is playfully
serious, but deep down, you notice that the surfaces of these
gentle poems glint and catch the light as they turn over and over,
patiently waiting for your attention. Finally, reading this smart
book feels like winning the lottery, dollar by dollar, only more
so. So what are you waiting for?
John Tranter
AARON BELZ is a teacher and writer in St. Louis, MO. He's published
poems in journals such as Fine Madness, Court Green, Fence, and
Jacket. His current "big project" is Observable Books
and Readings.
Book Information:
· Paperback: 85 pages
· Binding: Perfect-Bound
· Publisher: BlazeVOX [books] (March 2007)
· ISBN: 1-934289-27-2
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