Put Your Hands In Poems
Put Your Hands In Poems by Chris Hosea is a collection published by LSU Press on March 10, 2014, featuring 96 pages of poetry in English. This first edition explores the interplay of derision and erotic energy, drawing connections to significant moments in art history, such as the Armory Show and the provocative works it showcased. Hosea’s poetry engages with themes of love and erotica, presenting a unique perspective that challenges traditional notions of pleasure and pain.
Readers will find that the poems in this collection evoke a sense of urgency and complexity, reflecting on the nuances of human experience. The work resonates with the idea that poetry can encapsulate both joy and suffering, inviting contemplation on the nature of desire. Through vivid imagery and thought-provoking language, Hosea’s writing captures a moment in time, encouraging readers to reflect on the emotional landscapes that define their own lives.
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“Exactly a century ago, the Armory Show brought European avant-garde art to New York. We are still experiencing its consequences. Among the works on view was Marcel Duchamp’s notorious Nude Descending a Staircase, which a derisive critic wanted to rename ‘Explosion in a Shingle Factory.’ Both titles come to mind as one reads Chris Hosea’s Put Your Hands In, which somehow subsumes derision and erotic energy and comes out on top. Maybe that’s because ‘poetry is the cruelest month,’ as he says, correcting T. S. Eliot. Transfixed in midparoxysm, the poems also remind us of Samuel Beckett’s line (in Watt): ‘The pain not yet pleasure, the pleasure not yet pain.’ One feels plunged in a wave of happening that is about to crest.”—John Ashbery, from his judge’s citation for the Walt Whitman Award
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