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Loading Mercury With a Pitchfork: [Poems] [Paperback]

Richard Brautigan (Author)

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Product Details

Paperback: 127 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Paper) (June 1976)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0671222716
ISBN-13: 978-0671222710
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces

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Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars hey babe..., August 7, 2002

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I made the mistake of not stealing this book from my High School library years ago when I had the opportunity. I know that sounds bad, but this book is that good and I miss reading these brilliant gems.

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5.0 out of 5 stars simple insightful sometimes surreal poetry, September 24, 1999

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my used copy of 'loading mercury with a pitchfork' has disappeared. i guess it has a short shelf life. i am therefore looking for another copy. the reasons being, brautigan's poetry is simple, insightful, and sometimes surreal. this is the kind of book you read when you're a little blue, and want to know you're not alone (that would be 'dive bombing the lower emotions', or when you're looking for a metaphysical challenge ('and you will go where crows go and you will know what crows know'), or when you don't have much time but you want to refresh your mind. brautigan, best known for 'trout fishing in america' is a 60's kind of hippie guy with a different perspective.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem, November 24, 1999

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"Loading Mercury With A Pitchfork" is the most insightful and interesting book of poetry that I have ever read. Having not been familiar with Brautigan, I was shocked when I picked this book of the school library shelf to find the poems not rhyming or even melodious in their length. What I found was a mix of short insightful, witty, intellegent, and sometimes bizarre sketches from a truly gifted writter. This is a book that can be enjoyed in any form by anyone.

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