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This prized collection of Russell Edson's prose poems, featuring his own favorites from seven prior collections, constitutes some of the most original American art of this century. This is the book of choice for both new and committed fans of this imaginative poet.
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August 23, 2000: As a child I would imagine how the living room furniture behaved whenever my family left the house. I could picture the bathtub overflowing and the mop coming out of the closet saying, 'Can't I have a moment's rest?' What color is Edson's sky? In his world, you go upstairs to see that your father has become an ox; you can't cook the ape hand for dinner because the fingers won't stop moving; and you can't get home because you've melted into the street. Welcome to the absurd. Come on in, the water's warm.