Jim Dodge said he would consider publishing a volume of poetry if he lived to the millennium. Happily he did, and Rain on the River is the immediate result - work selected from his Tangram chapbooks, broadsides, and Solstice pieces, accompanied by three dozen new poems. If you've enjoyed his fiction, Dodge's first collection of poems and short prose offer similar pleasures: a splendid ear for language, great emotional range and subtlety, a sharp eye for the illuminating detail, and a sensibility that encompasses outright hilarity, savage wit, and tender marvel - all made eminently accessible through writing of uncompromising clarity and grace.
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Jim Dodge has written three books of fiction (Fup, Not Fade Away, and Stone Junction), as well as numerous essays, articles, and reviews on a variety of social and environmental concerns. He has worked variously as a shepherd, professional gambler and environmental consultant, and currently serves as Director of Creative Writing at Humboldt State University. He lives in the Klamath Mountains with his wife and son.
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Jim Dodge - A Tremendous Talent,
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I first saw Mr. Dodge recite his poetry and prose at a reading in Humboldt County to benefit a local school that was damaged by the big earthquake back in 92'. It was a magical evening made all the more significant by the fact that the featured reader was the living legend, Gary Snyder. This was the first time I had heard Jim's material and was completely blown away, particularly by the pieces The Cookie Jar and The Banker. I read two of his novels in the years since (Not Fade Away and Fup), but always longed to get my hands on a retrospective collection of his poetry and prose. I recently discovered this collection and checked it out from the local university library. It was like discovering lost treasure. I'll now be purchasing my own copy. Buy this if you truly want to hear one the great voices of contemporary poetry.
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Jim Dodge waxes poetic,
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such energy such verve
twiisted humr sweetness raging against aging and death only Jim Dodge could write a book of poetry i could read cover to cover
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