How to Dance as the Roof Caves in: Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781555976705)

Nick Lantz writes with elegant simplicity. Most poets take a lifetime to learn as much. --Linda Gregerson

I say I love and I love and I love. However, the window
will not close. However, the hawk searches
for its nest after a storm. However, the discarded
nail longs to hide its nakedness inside the tire.
--from Fork with Two Tines Pushed Together

How to Dance as the Roof Caves In examines America as it faces a recession of collective mood and collective wealth. In a central sequence, the housing bubble reaches its bursting point when, with hilarious and biting outcomes, real estate developers hire a married couple and other down-and-out extras to stage a fake community to lure prospective investors. In these marvelous poems, Nick Lantz describes the changing American landscape with great imagination and sharp wit.

Author: Nick Lantz
ISBN-10: 1555976700
ISBN-13: 9781555976705
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Language: English
Published: 03/04/2014
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.30d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/24/2014
Booklist 03/15/2014 pg. 42
Library Journal 04/15/2014 pg. 86