{"product_id":"50-american-plays-poems-michael-dickman-9781556593932","title":"50 American Plays (Poems)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Their verse . . . is strikingly different. Michael's poems are interior, fragmentary, and austere, often stripped down to single-word lines; they seethe with incipient violence. Matthew's are effusive, ecstatic, and all-embracing, spilling over with pop-cultural references and exuberant carnality.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentical twins Michael and Matthew Dickman once invented their own language. Now they have invented an exhilarating book of poem-plays about the fifty states. Pointed, comic, and surreal, these one-page vignettes feature unusual staging and an eclectic cast of characters--landforms, lobsters, and historical figures including Duke Ellington, Sacajawea, Judy Garland, and Kenneth Koch, the avant-garde spirit informing this book introduced by playwright John Guare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lucky in Kansas\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudy Garland: This is always the worst part\u003cbr\u003eTin Man: The coming back\u003cbr\u003eJudy Garland: Yes, it fucking sucks, it's depressing as shit\u003cbr\u003eThe Lion: Well, we're lucky to still be employed at this farm\u003cbr\u003eStraw Man: I wouldn't call it lucky\u003cbr\u003eThe Lion: We were lucky to get back\u003cbr\u003eStraw Man: That's not really lucky either I don't think you know what lucky means\u003cbr\u003eJudy Garland: It's funny what you miss\u003cbr\u003eTin Man: The running\u003cbr\u003eJudy Garland: The flying\u003cbr\u003eTin Man: The flying monkeys\u003cbr\u003eJudy Garland: The beautiful flying monkeys above the endless emeralds the unbelievably green world\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dickman\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eMatthew Dickman\u003c\/b\u003e are identical twins who were born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Michael received the 2010 James Laughlin Award for his second collection \u003ci\u003eFlies\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon Press, 2011). Matthew won the prestigious APR\/Honickman Award for his debut volume, \u003ci\u003eAll-American Poem\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dickman, Matthew Dickman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1556593937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556593932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.02w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2012 pg. 114","brand":"Michael Dickman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939612262655,"sku":"9781556593932","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b5f1c6c7-c644-468d-99ee-482f1b014981.jpg?v=1681442509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/50-american-plays-poems-michael-dickman-9781556593932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}