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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Publication date
March 20, 2007
Pages
240
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780375710506
ISBN-10
0375710507
Dimensions
1 by 5.50 by 9 in.
Weight
0.78 lbs.
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Publisher Out of Stock
Original list price
$16.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A new collection of poetry by the author of the critically acclaimed Jelly Roll journeys into the world of film noir as he captures the adventures of a private eye called A.K.A. Jones and ingenue-turned-femme fatale Delilah Redbone and their encounters with The Killer, The Hack, The Director, The Gunsel, The Champ, and The Snitch, among others. Reprint.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Kevin Young follows his acclaimed exploration of the blues in Jelly Roll with another playful riff on a vital art form, giving us a film noir in verse. Black Mariaâthe title is a slang term for a police van as well as a hearseâis a twisting tale of suspicion, passion, mystery, and the city. Young channels the world of detective movies, picking up its lingo and dark glamour in five âreelsâ of poetryâthe adventures of a âsoft-boiledâ private eye, known as A.K.A. Jones, and an ingenue turned femme fatale, Delilah Redbone, whoâs come to town from down south (âMama bent till dark / tending rows to send / Me to school . . . I wanted / To head on & hitch . . . strike it / Bigâ). We follow Jones and Delilah through a maze of aliases and ambushes, sex and suspicions, fast talk and hard luck, in Shadowtown where noir characters abound. The Killer, The Gunsel, The Hack, The Director, The Champ, and The Snitch are among the local luminaries and beautiful losers who mingle with Jones and his elusive lady as they stalk one another through the scenes of the poetâs dazzling âtreatment.â Charming, funky, bleak, humorous, picaresque, and full of pathos, Black Maria is brimming with the originality and stark lyricism we have come to expect from this remarkable poet.
When we met her first request:
Got a light?
*
I only had dark
so gave her that instead.
*
Ashtray full of butts
& maybes.
*
The sound of her heels down the hall
to me means reveille.
(from âStillsâ)
Click on the poem titles below to hear Kevin Young read from Black Maria.
From the Hardcover edition.
When we met her first request:
Got a light?
*
I only had dark
so gave her that instead.
*
Ashtray full of butts
& maybes.
*
The sound of her heels down the hall
to me means reveille.
(from âStillsâ)
Click on the poem titles below to hear Kevin Young read from Black Maria.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Paperback
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Reprint edition from Alfred a Knopf Inc (March 20, 2007)
9780375710506 | details & prices | 240 pages | 5.50 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.78 lbs | List price $16.00
About: A new collection of poetry by the author of the critically acclaimed Jelly Roll journeys into the world of film noir as he captures the adventures of a private eye called A.
About: A new collection of poetry by the author of the critically acclaimed Jelly Roll journeys into the world of film noir as he captures the adventures of a private eye called A.
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