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Hello Serotonin
Jon Paul Fiorentino
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Description for Hello Serotonin
Paperback. Contemporary Canadian poetry got you down? This book of poems operates within the constraints of what the author terms 'synaptic syntax' - poetry that performs the very nature of neuronal activity from the point of view of a mood-enhanced Human Comedy, which, with a quick turn of phrase, or missing neurotransmitter, could become Human Tragedy. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 8. Weight in Grams: 185.
Contemporary Canadian poetry got you down? Well, we'd like to prescribe a little Hello Serotonin, the latest in mood-enhancing poetry anti-depressants. This new book of poems from Jon Paul Fiorentino operates within the constraints of what he terms 'synaptic syntax' - poetry that performs the very nature of neuronal activity from the point of view of a mood-enhanced Human Comedy, which, with a quick turn of phrase, or missing neurotransmitter, could become Human Tragedy. Filled with a witty, self-deprecating and often Andy Kaufmanesque sense of humour, Hello Serotonin is today's generation of pharmaceutical poetry, and will alter your ... Read more
Contemporary Canadian poetry got you down? Well, we'd like to prescribe a little Hello Serotonin, the latest in mood-enhancing poetry anti-depressants. This new book of poems from Jon Paul Fiorentino operates within the constraints of what he terms 'synaptic syntax' - poetry that performs the very nature of neuronal activity from the point of view of a mood-enhanced Human Comedy, which, with a quick turn of phrase, or missing neurotransmitter, could become Human Tragedy. Filled with a witty, self-deprecating and often Andy Kaufmanesque sense of humour, Hello Serotonin is today's generation of pharmaceutical poetry, and will alter your ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781552451366
SKU
V9781552451366
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About Jon Paul Fiorentino
Jon Paul Fiorentino is a poet, editor, and teacher. He is the author of the poetry collections, Resume Drowning (Broken Jaw Press, 2002) and Transcona Fragments (Cyclops Press, 2002) which was shortlisted for the Carol Shields Book Award. His most recent poeticroject is a book of synaptic syntax entitled Hello Serotonin (Coach House Books, 2004). His next editorial project is ... Read more
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