Career-Limiting Moves

Zachariah Wells author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Biblioasis

Published:1st May '14

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Co-op available Possible blurbs from Carmine Starnino, Michael Lista, James Pollock Select print campaign; Poetry, Verse Daily, The New Criterion, Poets & Writers, Poetry Show, Parnassus, Slate, NPR.org/David Orr; Wells is also Alexandra Oliver's editor on Meeting the Tormentors at Safeway and she may be able to persuade a few colleagues to take a look on his behalf Select radio campaign (targeting NPR/The Writers Almanac) Print campaign will also target poetry bloggers/reviewers Promotion through the Career-Limiting Moves blog (www.zachariahwells.blogspot.com Social media campaign with focus on poetry performance videos/YouTube Goodreads giveaways

Who else gets this pissed about Canadian poetry?Calling all contrarians! Even if the poets are less-than-well-known in America, the pugnacious spirit of these essays & the quality of their insights, especially re: prosody and form, will be of value to all serious readers of poetry.

"Playful, snarky, sharp-witted, intelligent and polemical ... his debate skills (formidable) leave his opponents flattened."—Michael Bryson, The Underground Book Club "One of Canada's most vocal and pugnacious critics of poetry ... adept at setting words down with incredible precision and maximum impact. Career Limiting Moves reminds us about the strengths—and the dangers—of standing behind one's opinions. Of being honest. Of being clear. And of loving a good fight."—Free Range Reading
"Playful, snarky, sharp-witted, intelligent and polemical ... his debate skills (formidable) leave his opponents flattened."—Michael Bryson, The Underground Book Club "One of Canada's most vocal and pugnacious critics of poetry ... adept at setting words down with incredible precision and maximum impact. Career Limiting Moves reminds us about the strengths—and the dangers—of standing behind one's opinions. Of being honest. Of being clear. And of loving a good fight."—Free Range Reading

ISBN: 9781927428351

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 354g

336 pages