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Rotten Perfect Mouth

Rotten Perfect Mouth

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  • Author：Eva H.D.
  • ISBN：1771260815
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Summary

Rotten Perfect Mouth is a wonderfully fresh first book by a writer with an intuitive ear for colourful， musical language。 These poems are loose enough for the reader to flop down inside and stay awhile。 They are plangent， personal， confessional， noisy， nostalgic， and maybe a little bit broken。 They often contain boats and travel and Toronto （street names and railroad tracks， dives and parks and kitchens） because those are the sorts of things Eva H。D。 is drawn to。 In Rotten Perfect Mouth， readers will discover a writer with her heart on her sleeve and her hand on her pen， capturing the world around her with vibrant immediacy。

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Reviews

Janna Shaftan ，

The sun was making a spectator sport of declineBlushed and sliding down the oiled skyThrough my veins ran some gut-blood notion of the worldEventually， it all sank into muddled darkness The darkness bludgeoning the trees into nothings，Translating the scenery into whispers and cracklings，Half-groans and secret insects。Same old stars back home waiting For me to address them by name。Life in it’s monotonous variety: boys， death， the weather。 The wonders to write home about。 I’m mistaking everything The sun was making a spectator sport of declineBlushed and sliding down the oiled skyThrough my veins ran some gut-blood notion of the worldEventually， it all sank into muddled darkness The darkness bludgeoning the trees into nothings，Translating the scenery into whispers and cracklings，Half-groans and secret insects。Same old stars back home waiting For me to address them by name。Life in it’s monotonous variety: boys， death， the weather。 The wonders to write home about。 I’m mistaking everything for a sign， clocks， fog，my crackling thumbs， shuffling raccoons， crumpled tickets。。 cluttering up my April with import。I turn up the music and make a thousand phone calls，then turn it down and balk at the ululating silences clamoring and riffing my eardrums。 I am in a rapture of embarrassment over everything。I make a thriving economy of rage。I could likely go on like this - I could likely continue in this manner，lapping Coors in plastic cups， shunting across the harbor in a skiff，gulping cool yellow wine in the soggy satin city dark I could go on going out，Draped like a mountain cat on a mulberry branchBrawling lushly over points of grammar。Likely it is that I might persevere in this vein untilthe path becomes a prison How to love without slaloming through catastrophe？Two people doing this to each other again，For nothing。 。。。more

Yelena Kulik ，

I was really excited to read this collection after hearing Bonedog recited in "I'm thinking of ending things"。 I was less impressed with Eva's other poems in this book。 I was really excited to read this collection after hearing Bonedog recited in "I'm thinking of ending things"。 I was less impressed with Eva's other poems in this book。 。。。more

Anatoly Molotkov ，

"O my little winged/ insect， my phosphorescent/ plankton， why do you sleep/ so late？ My listless honeybee。/ Could I ask you to nibble on your/ version of events for a midnight/ snack， to guzzle it down before/ we die of it？" A wonderful collection， fresh and relatable and rooted in a particular life and in all of our lives。 "O my little winged/ insect， my phosphorescent/ plankton， why do you sleep/ so late？ My listless honeybee。/ Could I ask you to nibble on your/ version of events for a midnight/ snack， to guzzle it down before/ we die of it？" A wonderful collection， fresh and relatable and rooted in a particular life and in all of our lives。 。。。more

Esmée ，

I found Rotten Perfect Mouth through the movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things and am happy I picked it up。 I'm still not sure how to review poetry， but I liked the imagery Eva H。D。 managed to conjure up and the world she creates with her poetry。 It's a place of longing and hardship and small pleasures。 I found Rotten Perfect Mouth through the movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things and am happy I picked it up。 I'm still not sure how to review poetry， but I liked the imagery Eva H。D。 managed to conjure up and the world she creates with her poetry。 It's a place of longing and hardship and small pleasures。 。。。more

Stacy ，

I've never really been a poetry person， but I was enchanted by the bleak and soul-crushing magic of the poem "Bone Dog" that was featured in the film "I'm Thinking of Ending Things。" As other reviewers have mentioned， that specific poem is not in this collection。 （I don't think it's actually been published outside of the film。） However， I wanted to read more by this author。 I will say that none of these poems as a whole affected me in the same way as "Bone Dog，" but there were some good moments I've never really been a poetry person， but I was enchanted by the bleak and soul-crushing magic of the poem "Bone Dog" that was featured in the film "I'm Thinking of Ending Things。" As other reviewers have mentioned， that specific poem is not in this collection。 （I don't think it's actually been published outside of the film。） However， I wanted to read more by this author。 I will say that none of these poems as a whole affected me in the same way as "Bone Dog，" but there were some good moments scattered throughout and once in a while I would find a line that was very powerful and unique。 Her prose about the different seasons specifically; I could smell the air。 Overall， I still may not be a poetry person but I'm glad that I expanded my literary collection by ordering this from the publisher， and I can always print out a copy of "Bone Dog" and nestle it inside the pages。 。。。more

Nick Martin ，

Has its charms， chuckles， and gut-punches， for sure， but no highlight like the high of Jessie Buckley’s inspired and apropos of nothing recitation of Bonedog In I’m Thinking of Ending Thingsperiodt

Joshua ，

There is a playful solemnity and loneliness throughout this book that feels unique。 I haven't read poetry quite like hers though I was often reminded of Wallace Stevens' "Snow Man" in various poems。Eva's word choice is impeccable and her poems all feel like they are the right length。 The last line in all of her poems shimmer in a way that calls me back。 I will definitely be re-reading this and I recommend reading this in the fall or the winter。 There is a playful solemnity and loneliness throughout this book that feels unique。 I haven't read poetry quite like hers though I was often reminded of Wallace Stevens' "Snow Man" in various poems。Eva's word choice is impeccable and her poems all feel like they are the right length。 The last line in all of her poems shimmer in a way that calls me back。 I will definitely be re-reading this and I recommend reading this in the fall or the winter。 。。。more

Nikki ，

Absolutely loved it！

Drew ，

Eva H。D。 has great energy and language， and this collection feels gritty & real。 I love finding a new-to-me poet。 I bought this book after watching "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" （Netflix） which included the poem "Bonedog" by Eva H。D。 However， this collection does NOT include that poem （despite all the internet 'sources'） so I'll （happily） buy her other books to find the elusive "Bonedog。" Eva H。D。 has great energy and language， and this collection feels gritty & real。 I love finding a new-to-me poet。 I bought this book after watching "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" （Netflix） which included the poem "Bonedog" by Eva H。D。 However， this collection does NOT include that poem （despite all the internet 'sources'） so I'll （happily） buy her other books to find the elusive "Bonedog。" 。。。more

Hsu Jui-Ting ，

The rare and perfect sensation of coming across chiseled granite， each splinter necessary and wise。 The tools: age， and song。 And eventually an overarching reminiscence that passes over， and onward， without lingering in the forming shadows。

Brian Burke ，

The only place I could find this book was directly from it's publisher， Mansfield Press。 I ordered it and received it yesterday。 I'm only a few poems in and I've I've already fallen in love with poetry again。 Incidentally， the poem Bonedog （from I’m Thinking of Ending Things 2020） is not actually in the book。 This is information the internet doesn't seem to know yet。 And I've struggled with announcing it， because what a find Eva HD is。 Yet another Charlie Kaufman twist， it seems。 What I cannot s The only place I could find this book was directly from it's publisher， Mansfield Press。 I ordered it and received it yesterday。 I'm only a few poems in and I've I've already fallen in love with poetry again。 Incidentally， the poem Bonedog （from I’m Thinking of Ending Things 2020） is not actually in the book。 This is information the internet doesn't seem to know yet。 And I've struggled with announcing it， because what a find Eva HD is。 Yet another Charlie Kaufman twist， it seems。 What I cannot say however， because I haven't read the book in its entirety yet， is whether or not there are other clues in this book that relate to the movie， which you'd miss out on by not ordering。 Maybe so。 Maybe not。 Regardless， this is probably the best poetry I've read in 20 years and I feel more alive with every word I read。 。。。more

Brynja Guðnadóttir ，

Bonedog （I’m Thinking of Ending Things 2020）Coming home was terribleWhether the dogs lick your face or not， whether you have a wife or just a wife-shaped loneliness waiting for you。 Coming home is terribly lonely so that you think of the oppressive barometric pressure back where you have just come from with fondness， because everything’s worse once you’re home。You think of the vermin clinging to the grass stalks， long hours on the road。。 roadside assistance and ice creams， and the peculiar shape Bonedog （I’m Thinking of Ending Things 2020）Coming home was terribleWhether the dogs lick your face or not， whether you have a wife or just a wife-shaped loneliness waiting for you。 Coming home is terribly lonely so that you think of the oppressive barometric pressure back where you have just come from with fondness， because everything’s worse once you’re home。You think of the vermin clinging to the grass stalks， long hours on the road。。 roadside assistance and ice creams， and the peculiar shapes of certain clouds and silences with longing， because you did not want to return。Coming home is。。 just awful。And the home-style silences and clouds contribute to nothing but the general malaise。Clouds， such as they are， are in fact suspect and made from a different material from those you left behind。You yourself were cut from a different cloudy cloth， returned， remaindered， ill-met by moonlight， unhappy to be back， slack in all the wrong spots。Seamy suit of clothes， dishrag-ratty， worn。You return home， moon-landed， foreign。The earth’s gravitational pull， an effort now redoubled， dragging your shoelaces loose and your shoulders。。 etching deeper the stanza of worry on your forehead。You return home deepened， a parched well linked to tomorrow by a frail stand of。。 anyway。You sigh into the onslaught of identical days， one might as well， at a time。Well。。 anyway， you’re back。The sun goes up and downlike a tired whore， the weather immobile like a broken limb while you just keep getting older。 Nothing moves， but the shifting tides of salt in your body。Your vision blears， you carry your weather with you; the big blue whale; a skeletal darkness。You come back with x-ray vision。。 your eyes have become a hunger。You come home with your mutant gifts to a house of bone。Everything you see now。。all of it。。bone。 。。。more

Frederick Lin ，

Came here from Charlie Kaufman （I'm Thinking of Ending Things） Came here from Charlie Kaufman （I'm Thinking of Ending Things） 。。。more

Lauren ，

My favourite poetry is heavy with association， and that's a big reason why this book works for me。 Some very nice language in here too - I found a little bit overloaded sometimes， so that the words became difficult to parse altogether， but only sometimes。 It helps that I'm currently living in Toronto， so the overall atmosphere of the book felt very near to my own life， or the people I know and see around me。 This is the kind of poetry that's very close to every day people， and it's nice to read My favourite poetry is heavy with association， and that's a big reason why this book works for me。 Some very nice language in here too - I found a little bit overloaded sometimes， so that the words became difficult to parse altogether， but only sometimes。 It helps that I'm currently living in Toronto， so the overall atmosphere of the book felt very near to my own life， or the people I know and see around me。 This is the kind of poetry that's very close to every day people， and it's nice to read that， since these days I tend to do my reading on the streetcar or while waiting around at the laundromat。I hope I get a chance to see Eva H。D。 read her poetry at some point。 。。。more

G。A。 ，

Killer debut。 Poet with attitude。 Gritty。 Awesomeness。

John Doyle ，

Exquisite collection。 What i wrote in The Globe and Mail: "There is no greater verbal-sensual rush than discovering a great poet， and the mysterious Eva H。D。 is that。 Her poem 38 Michigans， an achingly bittersweet lament， won the Montreal International Poetry Prize this year， with the sole judge， Irish poet Eavan Boland， saying of it， “The whimsy itself suggests that grief has found a voice and is making its own reality with a devil-take-the-hindmost defiance。” And the collection Rotten Perfect Exquisite collection。 What i wrote in The Globe and Mail: "There is no greater verbal-sensual rush than discovering a great poet， and the mysterious Eva H。D。 is that。 Her poem 38 Michigans， an achingly bittersweet lament， won the Montreal International Poetry Prize this year， with the sole judge， Irish poet Eavan Boland， saying of it， “The whimsy itself suggests that grief has found a voice and is making its own reality with a devil-take-the-hindmost defiance。” And the collection Rotten Perfect Mouth is a miraculous calling forth of melancholy， but drenched with dry wit， very Toronto and deeply musical。 Poetry find of the year， easily。" 。。。more

Tara Bates ，

I loved this。 The poems are whimsical but grounded， they leave you wanting more。 Took me awhile to read because each one had me staring off in space picturing whatever scenes and imagery it had prompted。 Loved。

Kate Blair ，

It's been a long time since I loved a poetry book as much as this。 It's been a long time since I loved a poetry book as much as this。 。。。more

James Hawes ，

This was a great discovery， wonderful language and the poems are equal parts startling and beautiful。 Great new voice in Canadian Poetry。

Corinne Wasilewski ，

Love Eva H。D。's word choice and the way she combines words into the most beautiful phrases。 These poems captivate the reader with their rhythm， imagery， and language。 They are bittersweet， sometimes whimsical， and stay on the mind when the reading is over。 Love Eva H。D。's word choice and the way she combines words into the most beautiful phrases。 These poems captivate the reader with their rhythm， imagery， and language。 They are bittersweet， sometimes whimsical， and stay on the mind when the reading is over。 。。。more

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