{"product_id":"random-exorcisms-poems","title":"Random Exorcisms: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his latest collection, Random Exorcisms, Adrian C. Louis writes poems with the rough-edged wit and heart-wrenching sincerity that make him one of the seminal voices in contemporary American poetry. Deeply rooted in Native American traditions and folklore, these poems tackle a broad range of subjects, including Facebook, zombies, horror movies, petty grievances, real grief, and pure political outrage. In a style entirely his own, Louis writes hilarious, genuine, self-deprecating poems that expel a great many demons, including any sense of isolation a reader might feel facing a harsh and lonely world. \u003cbr\u003eIn the poem \"Necessary Exorcism,\" the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. \"I made my choice so easily \u0026amp; picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all,\" he writes. \"Minor Exorcism: 1984\" is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple mundanes, like catching a fish, until, \"My old heart is thrashing with \/ long-forgotten boyhood joy.\" \"Dog the Bounty Hunter Blogs\" confronts some of the cruel absurdities of reality TV, while \"Naked, Midnight, Sober, Facebooking\" expels a great many fearful things, including the fear of growing older. These are poems that make you laugh and cry, nod appreciatively, and then laugh just a little more.\u003c\/p\u003e\r","brand":"Adrian C. Louis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44445296394476,"sku":"9780807163719","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9780807163719.jpg?v=1719943166","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/random-exorcisms-poems","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}