Poem For the End of Time and other poems

by Noelle Kocot

Hardcover, 2006

Status

Available

Publication

Seattle : Wave Books, 2006. One of 150 signed and numbered copies

Description

"Kocot has found a language for her emotions that pulls an abundance of memories, post-punk urban metaphors and manic verbal twists into her simultaneously cerebral and energizing universe..."--Publishers Weekly A tragic narrative journey through a New York wasteland and a warning to a city and a world in danger, Noelle Kocot's third book has the prophetic immediacy of Ginsberg's "Howl" and the urgent clarity of Langston Hughes. As a poet who has achieved success in the realms of both grassroots popularity and national critical attention, Kocot is poised to claim her place as America's boldest new poetic voice.

Media reviews

Some readers will be swept along in awe; for others, it will produce sporadic bouts of eye rolling. For most, it will probably be a combination of both. Nevertheless, there’s no denying the courage it takes to write a poem like this, and, more important, the skill and talent necessary to pull it
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off. Which is all the more reason why Kocot’s work should be read and talked about.
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Local notes

non-circulating
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