![]() It caused me to think about the way I treat other people. ![]() The author's commentary was smart and relevant. "The influence of narcissism on today's pop culture has warped the way people interact. Writing in the Age of Narcissism traces how the narcissism epidemic affects writers, including our gestures of post-modernism and irony, and proposes an alternative way to be a more positive writer, critic and reader. This isn’t a new phenomenon, but it has reached a critical mass in meaningless attempts to pull focus in a society obsessed with the show-biz spotlight. ![]() The difference with writers is their ability to develop highly conceptualized, rationalizations in order to prove their worth and ideals. It’s what occurs whenever there are more people practicing an art than any particular economy can support. Like actors, visual artists and politicians, cut-throat pirate maneuverings have become the new normal. If you’re a poet or writer in any other form or genre, you’ve probably witnessed many modern, uncivilized behaviors from fellow students, writers and academic colleagues-their public relations gestures, their catty reviews and essays, and their often uncivil career moves. PDF, epub, Sony, Kindle (via Smashwords) Buy More about the book, including a reader's guide and traveler's guide. These poems take me to the places I read about in the archives every day." - Aaron Roth, Historic Site Manager, Fort Sumner Historic Site & Bosque Redondo Memorial "Mary McCray's portrayal of the area is a true depiction of the historical landscape, the barren landscapes full of dry ditches and crevices, the oceans of grass, and the unpredictability of water. Read this book." - John Lehr, star of the Hulu series Quick Draw "Like all good poets, McCray takes us on a journey, from sunup to sundown, East to West, all while singing Taoist prayers to the tune of Rawhide. While Silas can “extract the holes of bullets” and “save them like buttons”, he ultimately learns "nothing but earth wants your bones.” This is a gritty and lyrical narrative I could not resist." - Ann Cefola, annogram Easterner Silas Cole finds camaraderie in the company of the mysterious Coyote, the quiet cook, and gambling cowboys who teach him to reel in his soul as well as the herd they drive. A gorgeous immersion into southwestern landscape, the Primer is as much a spiritual as external journey. "Poet Mary McCray’s astonishing second book, while reading like a novel, integrates highly crafted poetics. Not only do the cowboys give Silas a very real western adventure, they offer him a spiritual journey as well. He meets a cattle company traveling up the Goodnight Loving Trail in New Mexico Territory. It's the late 1870s and Silas Cole is a heartbroken journalist who joins a cattle drive in order to learn how to be a real cowboy. Silver Award Winner in the 2018 Nautilis Book Awardsįinalist in the 2019 Indie Excellence Awardsįinalist in the 2019 New Mexico/Arizona Book Awards
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