- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: ECW Press; 1 edition (Oct 1 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1550228358
- ISBN-13: 978-1550228359
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #377,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"These clever exercises are not only amusing but can playfully upend the most contrived cultural sound byte, and invest it with new meaning. The poet also gives the funhouse treatment to numerous biblical narratives with irreverent glee." —Scene Magazine
"Priest can sling figurative language with the best of them. . . . The guiding thematic spirit of this entertaining collection may be backwardness, but it showcases a poet whose roving imagination is omni-directional." —Toronto Star
"Multi-dimensional creativity." —Poetency & Apoetasy
"The latest book from Robert Priest is something sick y'all. It's innovative, and the guy is a bit of a master. . . . It's lyrical, mesmerizing and not overtly melodic or word anorexic pomo, but tenderly sublime. . . . This is a sensational book." —Broken Pencil
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From reverse engineering to phonetic modifications, this innovative anthology reveals surprising meaning behind familiar subject matter. Through the Bible and other cultural narratives, the featured verse conducts numerous intriguing lyrical experiments, making this compendium a welcome addition to any collection of poetry.
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fresh and fun poetry,
This review is from: Reading the Bible Backwards (Paperback)
Robert Priest is a lively poet who has the ability to draw in his audience. People who say they don't like poetry should read Robert's work. It is accessible to those who don't study literature, but engaging to those who do. I highly reccomend this book, and to see Robert live if you get the chance.
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