Book description
Following the loose series of Turnerās other recent 2023 publications, The Wild Delight of Wild Things and The Goodbye World Poem, this third book in this ācollectionā serves as a poetic guide to help us navigate the world we live in. The Dead Peasantās Handbook begins with the difficulty andā¦
- Coming soon!
Why read it?
1 author picked The Dead Peasant's Handbook as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I really loved this book. The emotions are raw but the images are so precise. I love Turner's use of repetition in the poems--in "The Bodies," "Horses," "Lovers." "My Mother Disappearing" reminded me of my mother. I felt like I was right there with him as I immersed myself in his poetry. His poems remind me of Pablo Neruda, especially his early poems from Residencia en La Terra, the first and second volumes, the ones translated by Merwin in particular. They have the same raw emotional energy.
If you love The Dead Peasant's Handbook...
December on 5C4
Magical realism meets the magic of Christmas in this mix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa storiesāall reenacted in an urban psychiatric hospital!
On locked ward 5C4, Josh, a patient with many similarities to Jesus, is hospitalized concurrently with Nick, a patient with many similarities to Santa. The two argueā¦
Want books like The Dead Peasant's Handbook?
Our community of 13,000+ authors has personally recommended 7 books like The Dead Peasant's Handbook.
š If you like The Dead Peasant's Handbook, you might also like...
Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteranās War with Sin and Salvation
Broken Boots, Redeemed Soul: A Veteranās War with Sin and Salvation, is a raw and faith-centered memoir about life after military serviceāand the internal battles many never see. Brian Lofton shares his journey through addiction, shame, identity loss, and spiritual distance, revealing how the hardest struggles often begin afterā¦
No Color Is My Kind
No Color is My Kind tells the stories of the desegregation of Houston, TX, in 1960, the life of civil rights leader Eldrewey Stearns, and the author's relationship to Stearns.
They met in a psychiatric case conference while Stearns was hospitalized at the University of Texas Medical Branch. After hisā¦