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Tap Out: Poems | Edgar Kunz
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"Charts the gritty, physical terrain of blue-collar masculinity."?New York Times New & Noteworthy Kunz arrives with real poetic talent.The Millions, Must Read Poetry "[A] gritty, insightful debut." Washington Post Approach these poems as short stories, plainspoken lyric essays, controlled arcs of a bildungsroman, then again as narrative verse. Tap Out, Edgar Kunzs debut collection, reckons with his working?poor heritage. Within are poignant, troubling portraits of blue?collar lives, mental health in contemporary America, and what is conveyed and passed on through touch and words?violent, or simply absent. Yet Kunzs verses are unsentimental, visceral, sprawling between oxys and Bitcoin, crossing the country restlessly. They grapple with the shame and guilt of choosing to leave the culture Kunz was born and raised in, the identity crises caused by class mobility. They pull the reader close, alternating fierce whispers and proud shouts about what working hands are capable of and the different ways a mind and body can leave a life they can no longer endure. This hungry new voice asks: after you make the choice to leave, what is left behind, what can you make of it, and at what cost?
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Redwritinghood
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This was a great poetry collection that mainly explores his childhood and early adult years, more specifically his love and dissatisfaction with his father. While on their surface these poems seem to have a macho aesthetic, underneath they are filled with love and despair for the people and places of his youth. There are some really well-drawn poems about the New England working class and towns that are struggling in the current economy. 4⭐️

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#poemsbeforephones Just started this poetry collection rooted in the places and people of the New England working class. I finished the first section this morning. It primarily dealt with his childhood and relationship with his father. I found this poem says so much in so few lines. And the cover of this collection so perfectly shows the hands that are part of this poem. (Natick is a town in Massachusetts).

mcipher Natick always makes me think of the rest stop there - I‘ve only ever driven through - but this poem definitely captures a particular working-class dad. ❤️ 5y
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Latest on my #poetry shelf. It might be just me, but this one brings back some vivid feelings from those hyper-macho tween years. Quiet but heavy impact.