Infinity Standing Up tells the messy, rowdy, off-again/on-again story of a passionate love affair in the form of 40 generally Shakespearean sonnets, each one a square box of 14 lines, 10 beats to a line, rhyming true to the form: abab, cdcd, efef, gg. Each one is a meticulously crafted dog-crate for the untrained puppy of love.Of course these are not the first sonnets to attempt the task of wrestling a doggish passion into order. Poet Drew Pisarra joins a long line of lovers who have used the sonnet form to rebuild walls and repair roofs after a hurricane of love and loss. These sonnets are Shakespearean, in form and also spirit, in their celebration of the lustful male body, in their evocation of a dark young rival, in their hope and wonder and ultimately bitter betrayal and loss."These poems navigate the rapids of desire in a form that wa made for twists and turns of feeling, from the derangement of lust to rueful self-reflection. Drew Pisarra honors the Shakespearean sonnet's tradition of wit and economy, while simultaneously delivering the pleasurable shock of 2st-century idiom." Joan Larkin, author of "Cold River" (Lambda Literary Award)
- | Author: Drew Pisarra
- | Publisher: Capturing Fire Press
- | Publication Date: Jan 12, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 68 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 173287591X
- | ISBN-13: 9781732875913
- Author:
- Drew Pisarra
- Publisher:
- Capturing Fire Press
- Publication Date:
- Jan 12, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 68 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 173287591X
- ISBN-13:
- 9781732875913