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Original poem reprinted online here: "Unlikely Materials" by Dean Young Originally read: December 24, 2012 More information about the Poet: Dean Young "I like the stream of consciousness; yet, pure academic poem -- cheeky allusions to x (Orpheus), y (Buddha), Z (teaching), tie together a sense of amusement -- do a hard the[n] soft pivot (or w/e order) in the poem, then boom, Threepenny.  Is it a good thing?  I guess, in truth, nothing in this poems surprises me except for the 'friendly arm' simile." I know I did a Dean Young before with "Zero Hour," and I probably like his style, but  geez, past me, that's a pretty harsh critique, but rereading the poem and looking back -- it's a fun poem.  The jumps from one idea to another is quite good -- peaches -> branch -> student.  It doesn't make logical connection but there is a connection. The images and similes are well rendered, "powerful as a baby rattlesnake,"  and "On...

Original poem reprinted online here: "Zero Hour" by Dean Young Originally read: December 10, 2012 More information about the Poet:  Dean Young "It's like the poem is written by a sociopath who loves Opera." Well not exactly, the speaker does point out the fallacy and absurdity in life.  The first line of this poem just grabbed my attention "Like when you realize sunsets are / out to kill you,"  And, on one level, yes age is out to kill you -- kill you until you die which the poem (humorously) gestures to age with the lines, "[...] it's better the libretto's / in a language you don't understand until / you're older and damaged." So once the poem sets up the premise that the speaker brings intersting insight but isn't totally connected (or there) the poem can go wherever it wants, but it doesn't -- well mostly. In the latter part of the pom, there's a focus on fire imagery "warm" "fire" "glow...