Book description
“There are no machine guns, or cameras, here.”
Any God Will Do is a collection that investigates the lines between worldliness and asceticism, belief and delusion, chance and design, desire and its transcendence. Internal and end rhyme structure these pithy and compact poems that are rife with classical, pop culture,…
Why read it?
1 author picked Any God Will Do as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I think Virginia Konchan is one of the fiercest voices in contemporary poetry. This collection, in particular, harnesses an eloquent fury that is humorous, scathing, vulnerable, and resolute. Each poem crackles in a way that I find fascinating and exhilarating.
Anyone who has suffered heartbreak will connect with Konchan's vulnerability and trenchant commentary.
From Tina's list on not all poets are dead.
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