| Title | : | Elegy Department Spring |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle , Hardcover , Paperback , Audiobook & More |
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| Publication | : | First published January 1, 2017 |
Selected by Richard Siken as the finalist for the 2016 BOAAT Chapbook Prize.
"Dear Kay Gabriel, the bravura with which you have ushered Candy Darling into the 21st century inspires me, nay thrills me. The book begins with a bang, but surely it’s bound to fall off? But it never does, right up to its vertiginous close. Before you were born, I suspect, I saw Candy Darling acting at the old New Theater on 54th and Lexington, in Tennessee Williams’ last hurrah Small Craft Warnings. Not the world’s most seasoned performer, she could use that gaze to plunge one in thrall, in the summer of 1972. And through death’s storms and havoc your poem brings her back to me, criminous and vivid, a blonde flame, a presence in your chamber. Thank you—the world thanks you."
—Kevin Killian
"Dear Kay Gabriel, the bravura with which you have ushered Candy Darling into the 21st century inspires me, nay thrills me. The book begins with a bang, but surely it’s bound to fall off? But it never does, right up to its vertiginous close. Before you were born, I suspect, I saw Candy Darling acting at the old New Theater on 54th and Lexington, in Tennessee Williams’ last hurrah Small Craft Warnings. Not the world’s most seasoned performer, she could use that gaze to plunge one in thrall, in the summer of 1972. And through death’s storms and havoc your poem brings her back to me, criminous and vivid, a blonde flame, a presence in your chamber. Thank you—the world thanks you."
—Kevin Killian
Elegy Department Spring Reviews
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I mean, if I have to read poetry, I'm glad it's this.
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It was a joy to see how the poet's inspiration, be it Candy Darling, Andy Warhol, or someone else, translated into good literature. Definitely a refreshing 2017 read.
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