A Million in Prizes (New Issues Poetry & Prose) (Paperback)

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A Million in Prizes seduces in the best way: subtly, with a poignant wit, and a sly charm. --Carl Phillips

Here is a rarely expressed self-awareness that accedes as little to words as it does to the pain of the condition itself. --Fanny Howe

His poems are by turns philosophical, nostalgic, and subtly humorous, as he insistently disassembles the barriers between himself and his readers in a generous act of intimacy. --Shanna Compton

Product Description

Winner of the 2008 New Issues Poetry Prize, selected by Carl Phillips.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 65 pages
• Publisher: New Issues Poetry & Prose; First edition (April 6, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930974817
• ISBN-13: 978-1930974814
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,693,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Find, October 15, 2009

By	Apoptosis (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews

The book came recommended from a friend... I picked it up and read several poems when it arrived. Pleased to find the resemblance to e.e. cummings but was distracted by other activities. A week later I picked it up again to find that the poems had completely rearranged themselves (and to of course this was only in my mind). I may need to create reasons to source "On the Making of Things" whenever possible.

5.0 out of 5 stars A treasure for any poetry fan, July 11, 2009

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

There is much to chuckle at within one's own consciousness. "A Million in Prizes" is a collection from award winning poet Justin Marks, offering his own brand of philosophy through entertaining verse and writing. A solid compilation, "A Million in Prizes" is a treasure for any poetry fan. "Mantra": Terrycloth sun setting over/the old steel-wool river//The air a translucent sphere of frayed twine/the truth can be so lame//shifting forms/unchanging my hands//know what they're doing.