TY  - BOOK
AU  - López,Antonio
TI  - Gentefication
SN  - 9781945588969
AV  - PS3612.O583 G46 2021
U1  - 811/.6 23
PY  - 2021///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Four Way Books
KW  - Poetry
KW  - lcgft
N2  - "In his debut poetry collection Gentefication, Antonio Lopez adorns novelty with innovation by rendering the reader-in addition to the objective world-in surprising new ways. As if they were exorcising our demons or, less ominously, assigning us roles that break from the typecast routines of our daily lives, these poems call to the surface aspects of ourselves that we are rarely asked to engage. Poems tender and ironic, earnest and outraged display a mind abundant with knowledge yet desperate for answers. While so much American poetry asks of the reader only their passive attention, these poems work like personal trainers. They call for the kind of mental and spiritual absorption that can make prayer feel productive. Gregory Pardlo, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry"--
ER  -