{"product_id":"buckshot-reckoning-paperback","title":"Buckshot Reckoning - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Jurkovic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not least because of his heroic efforts on behalf of the art through his leadership of Calling All Poets, Mike Jurkovic is rightly something of a local legend-especially in the sense that we all need a legend to interpret the map. From the profoundly moving first poem, \"Blood Street,\" to the fasci-nating account of \"My Meeting w\/ Vonnegut\" and beyond, \u003cem\u003eBuckshot Reckoning\u003c\/em\u003e richly delivers on its promise of what he calls mishap and magic. In his latest affable, shrewd, and politically acute collection, we find a kindred spirit to the Kerouac of \u003cem\u003eMexico City Blues\u003c\/em\u003e, poems overflowing with what Kerouac described as Love's multitudinous boneyard of decay \/ The spilled milk of heroes.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - Thomas Festa, Professor of English, SUNY New  Paltz, author of \u003cem\u003eEarthen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bravely and boldly, Jurkovic announces the second scene\/of the third act. In \u003cem\u003eBuckshot Reckoning\u003c\/em\u003e the poet confronts both mortality and criminality as he confesses that the age\/of repair\/ is upon me. Such repair is difficult in the context of a world gone batshit but that difficulty is exactly what Jurkovic engages with. The poems are clearly influenced by the poet's deep involvement with music either as directly alluded to (Screaming Jay Hawkins and Me in Our Prime) or in poems like crack n stack in which the repetition and cadence suggest a musical performance, as if the poet and the poem are about to leap off the stage and start a performance right in front of us. There is huge range in these poems - memories of youth and sex and excitement bump up against the terrors of the present moment - the drift and wreckage\/ wreckage and grift of a world gone mad with poison and war. And then there is the quieter despair that comes with facing illness and loss, a life in which the speaker describes perfecting daily\/the coffin pose. This is a brave book, that pulls no punches. Life and aging are just plain hard.\" \u003cbr\u003e- Ruth Danon, Creative \u0026amp; Expository Writing  Coordinator, CMcGhee Division, New York  University; Author of \u003cem\u003eTurn Up the Heat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mike Jurkovic's keen eye, sharp ear and compassionate heart beckon us once again--and reward us with uniquely satisfying images: from crimps in the human foil to tannins of peace. Gift yourself with this thoughtful and provocative book. \u003cbr\u003e - Irene O'Garden, poet, author, \u003cem\u003eRisking the Rapids, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eOff-Broadway playwright, \u003cem\u003eWomen On Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mike Jurkovic's keen eye, sharp ear and compassionate heart beckon us once again--and reward us with uniquely satisfying images: from crimps in the human foil to tannins of peace. Gift yourself with this thoughtful and provocative book. \u003cbr\u003e - Irene O'Garden, poet, author, \u003cem\u003eRisking the Rapids, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eOff-Broadway playwright, \u003cem\u003eWomen On Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.18 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45859468280005,"sku":"9781958182444","price":18.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ar5CDofTcu9781958182444.webp?v=1771527044","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/buckshot-reckoning-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}