Loose Talk
Poems
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Lost Horse Press
Published:15th Mar '12
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Loose Talk is a warehouse of theremins and fluoroscopes, a library of radio dials and mystery underwear, a lost litany for the unforgiven, a libretto (in a dead language) that reminds us "the destroyer of worlds and Our Lady of Fatima soul kiss at the mall. -- John Bradley, author of Trancelumination The irony of Loose Talk should be apparent; it is anything but loose, and it contains multitudes, entire panoplies of experience: take it slow, or the wisdom and beauty might overwhelm you. It is written by a man whose name is Joseph, another great interpreter of dreams. -- Bill Tremblay, author of Shooting Script: Door of Fire
The author grew up in Westbury, a working-class town on Long Island, where many of these ruminations hitchhike back to. He has been a pastor at First Congregational United Church of Christ in DeKalb, Illinois.Joseph Gastiger grew up in Westbury, a working-class town on Long Island, where many of these ruminations hitchhike back to. He has been a pastor at First Congregational United Church of Christ in DeKalb, Illinois.
A fascinating blend of memoir and verse, very much recommended.
-- James A. Cox * The Midwest Book ReviISBN: 9780983997535
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 159g
76 pages