The Existentialist Cookbook Poems
The Existentialist Cookbook Poems by Shawnte Orion is a debut poetry collection published by New York Quarterly Books in 2014. This edition, comprising 93 pages, explores the absurdity of modern living, weaving together elements of philosophy, religion, and mathematics into poetic recipes for both elegies and celebrations.
Readers will find a diverse range of influences in this collection, from Kurosawa films to “Project Runway,” as Orion examines themes of mortality through a lens of humor and chronology. The poems embrace and wrestle with various cultural references, offering a unique perspective on contemporary life. This work contributes to the fields of literary criticism and American poetry, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of existence.
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Poetry. In his debut collection, THE EXISTENTIALIST COOKBOOK, Shawnte Orion sifts through the absurdity of modern living for scraps of philosophy, religion, and mathematics to blend into recipes for elegies and celebrations. From Kurosawa films to “Project Runway,” writers to rock stars, influences are embraced and wrestled as Orion magnifies mortality through the prism of chronology and humor.
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