Wednesday, May 23, 2012

new from above/ground press: Richter-Rauzer Variations by Robert Manery


Richter-Rauzer Variations
Robert Manery
$4

each exposed
consolation

without knowledge
without aversion

seems exact
indeed

never uttering
never diminishing

else
elusive

indeed
seemed

yet we
grasp

and we
grasp

within (from “Dilemmas”)

published in Ottawa by above/ground press
May 2012
a/g subscribers receive a complimentary copy

Robert Manery studied with Bob Hogg at Carleton University in the 1980s. In response to Rob’s complaint about contemporary poetry, Bob suggested that he should read the language poets. This suggestion led to Rob’s continuing interest in the possibilities and limits of meaning-making. It also led to his collaborations with Louis Cabri, hosting literary events, including Bob Hogg’s seminar on Charles Olson’s The Special View of History, and then publishing hole magazine and hole books. Rob has published one book of poems, It’s Not As If It Hasn’t Been Said Before (Tsunami Editions). He currently teaches academic writing at Simon Fraser University where he is pursuing a doctorate in education.

Cover image/design by Robyn Laba.

To order, send cheques (add $1 for postage; outside Canada, add $2) to: rob mclennan, 402 McLeod St #3, Ottawa ON K2P 1A6 or paypal at www.robmclennan.blogspot.com

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