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sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way

New Poems

  • 4.00 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 19 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 5 Have read

from "neither Shakespeare nor Mickey Spillane"young young young, only wanting the Word, going mad in the streets and in the bars,brutal fights, broken glass, crazy women screaming inyour cheap room,you a familiar guest at the drunk tank, NorthAvenue 21, Lincoln Heightssifting through the madness for the Word, the line the way,hoping for a check from somewhere,dreaming of a letter from a great editor:"Chinaski, you don't know how long we've beenwaiting for you!"no chance at all.

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Ecco
Language
English
Pages
416

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Cover of: sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way
sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way
2008, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
Cover of: sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way
sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems
January 6, 2004, Ecco
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Cover of: sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way
sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems
January 6, 2004, Ecco
in English
Cover of: Sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way
Sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: new poems
2003, Ecco
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Cover of: sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way
sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way: new poems
December 24, 2002, Ecco
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Cover of: sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way
sifting through the madness for the Word, the line, the way: new poems
December 24, 2002, Ecco
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"why is it that the pickup truck carrying the loose refrigerator on the freeway is always going between 80 and 90 m.p.h.?"

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
416
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
Weight
1.2 pounds

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OL9233596M
Internet Archive
siftingthroughma00char
ISBN 10
0060568232
ISBN 13
9780060568238
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28843
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