Privacy Issues
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979750989 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 112 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A resident of New York City, Alexis received his education at Adelphi University, Queens College, and New York University. Austin Alexisis the winner of the 2014 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. He has written two chapbooks-Lovers and Drag Queens and Lincoln & Other Poems. . He has taught literature and creative writing at a number of colleges, including Long Island University, John Jay College, and H
He has written two chapbooks-Lovers and Drag Queens and Lincoln & Other Poems. A resident of New York City, Alexis received his education at Adelphi University, Queens College, and New York University. . About the Author Austin Alexisis the winner of the 2014 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Award. He has taught literature and creative writing at a number of colleges, including Long Island University, John Jay College, and Hunter College, and currently teaches at New York City College
Insightful Reflections Clifton Snider After having published two fine chapbooks, Austin Alexis's first full-length poetry collection, "Privacy Issues," is a welcome full course variety of insightful reflections on issues as diverse as figures in popular culture ("The Beatles' American Debut"), major public events, past and recent (a plot to kill Hitler, 9/11), aspects of gay life ("Go-go Boy"), d. Privacy Issues from A-Z Privacy in all its ramifications is the subject of this impressive first full length collection by Austin Alexis. Beginning with a pistol that “accomplishes / what an electric chair does, / but swifter” the author subtly moves from street crimes to crimes against the planet, to those against ourselves “hooked up to electronic gadgets” . Five Stars mcu Lovely and reflective work.
This book is divided into three numbered sections. They include guns, prisoners, increasing dependence on technological gadgets, and the use of animals in scientific experiments. In the final section, several poems deal with cancer, surgery, and recuperation. The second section includes poems about Emily Dickinson, Bette Davis, and the Beatles. Several selections are about dancers and dancing; others are about H.I.V. Privacy Issues is an emotionally and intellectually stimulating first book by the winner of the 2014 Naomi Long Madgett P