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The Last Coherent Thing: Poems - Softcover

John Wing, Jr

 
9781771615686: The Last Coherent Thing: Poems

Synopsis

John Wing has published nine previous books of poems. This tenth collection, his first in six years, is arguably his best. It is rich in quality, in thematic potency, self-reflection and literary magic. It is powerfully personal and has a deeply sensitive intimacy. John Wing's cumulative poetry works now command considerable recognition and admiration. This collection of his poems chronicles the death of his father, the moving away of his adult children, his own ageing and medical issues, a nostalgic tour of his romanticised youth, and his hope for the days ahead. Starting in Los Angeles, sweeping back and forth across the continent and the years, and ending in Whale Lake, Nova Scotia, the poet rediscovers his optimism in an untrammelled landscape.

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About the Author

John Wing Jr. has been a standup comedian for four decades, appearing hundreds of time on television, including six times on The Tonight Show, ten times at the Juste Pour Rire Comedy Festival in Montreal; he reached the semifinals on America's Got Talent, has spent innumerable seasons on cruise ships, has been a frequent performer on CBC Radio's acclaimed series The Debaters, was the creator and star of the CBC Radio sitcom Man, Woman & Child, he now has his own podcast The Bad Piano Player. He is a Canadian born in Sarnia and lives in Sunland California. You can always find him on Twitter and Instagram as @JohnWing5.

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