A Rage of Intelligence [Hardcover]

Paul Bussan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

A book of eighty poems in which the poetic element, in the words of the Spanish poet Antonio Machado, is to be found "not so much in the word in its phonic value, nor color, nor line, nor (in) a complex of sensations, but (in) a deep pulsing of the spirit: what the souls supplies when aroused to response by contact with the world".

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"The debut work of Paul Bussan, A Rage Of Intelligence is an impressive work of poetry offering brief yet impressionable free-verse selections that leave an indelible imagery upon the mind's eye. Describing small aspects of life and fleeting moments in a way to bring the transcendental out of the mundane, this work is highly recommended." --Internet Bookwatch/The Midwest Book Review, September, 2003

"fresh thinking"..."an unusually good book of poems"...edgy, salty, caustic brand of wit and cleverness"..."(a) tough, hard driving voice...complex and not easily given to a simple...reading." --Writer's Digest

"These are poems that are the fruit of a contemplative vision and a rich love of poetry's paring-down possibilities." --Peggy Rosenthal, director of Poetry Retreats, and coeditor of Divine Inspiration:The Life of Jesus in World Poetry, and author of The Poet's Jesus: Representations at the End of a Millenium

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We are pleased to announce that three of the poems contained in A Rage Of Intelligence were selected by Garrison Keillor to be featured on his national radio show The Writer's Almanac. web site.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 99 pages
• Publisher: PSB Publishing; 1st edition (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972688404
• ISBN-13: 978-0972688406
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,384,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Book behind the Burning Bush, November 21, 2003

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This review is from: A Rage of Intelligence (Hardcover)

This is a thoughtful and wryly funny little book, with a lot of breadth in terms of its perspective, flying easily from baseball through secret-agentry into the bowels of the Roman Catholic Church with ease and elan. To me, it's very evocative of 60's Richard Brautigan, without the hippy-dippy baggage. Revenge of the Lawn came strongly to mind when I first picked this title up. If I could ask anything more of the author, I would tell him to try something like Trout Fishing In America next, because some of his backgrounds make me believe he might have a knack for a little prose with his poetry. One way or the other, I expect we'll be seeing more of Paul Bussan.