Fat Jersey Blues

I know I'm holding a good book in my hand when I use the other to call my friends and read poems to them. How generous John Repp is! He zooms in on the moment, but he�s always glancing at everything that surrounds it. His funny poems have dark hearts, just as the sad ones are clearly written by someone capable of belly-shaking laughter. They tell wonderful stories, yet they contain chewy little nuggets that are often indifferent and even hostile to story. I�ve said elsewhere that a poem either writes you a check or sends you a bill, and Fat Jersey Blues writes me checks faster than I can cash them. Oh, and these poems make me do something else that the good ones always do: when I hung up after reading �Bob Johnson� or �The Maltese Falcon� or �Balcony� to a friend, I sat down to write myself. �David Kirby, author of The Biscuit Joint

About the author

John Repp is a widely published poet, fiction writer, essayist, and book critic. Since 1978, he has taught writing and literature at various colleges, universities, schools, and social service agencies. A native of southern New Jersey, he has lived for many years in northwestern Pennsylvania with his wife, the visual artist Katherine Knupp, and their son, Dylan.

Product details

• Authors: John Repp
• Publisher: The University of Akron Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.02.2014
• EAN: 9781937378936
• ISBN: 978-1-937378-93-6
• No. of pages: 72
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 236 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Series: Akron Series in Poetry (Hardco; Akron Series in Poetry (Hardco
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies