On High
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On High

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On High

About this book

All songs have skin, / all skin has holes.

On High, Neil Surkan's debut collection of poetry, searches for spirits in myriad places. Wondering how, why, and when to act with a conscience, speakers try out steep hikes, strong drugs, and earnest meditations as they attempt to make meaning in a divided and distracting world.

Careful and tense, On High balances on all kinds of tightrope-like lines: a trout fisher revels after riding a moose, a buzzed lover speculates about human connection, new condo owners toast from balcony to balcony, a young woman kicks a hornet's nest into her hometown library's erotica/poetry/religion section.

Reaching for the sprigs of our shared humanity, Surkan's poems offer courage and compassion in violent times. As the speaker in "The Branch Breaker" muses, "sarcasm won't dissolve our enemies." On High is a book for the contemporary moment.

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Information

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Year
2018
Print ISBN
9780773554993
eBook ISBN
9780773555464
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Canadian Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. CONTENTS
  4. I
  5. DIRECTIVE
  6. THE BRANCH-BREAKER
  7. BLEED
  8. THE OPENING OF THE FIELD
  9. LAUGHTER = IPECAC
  10. DEVELOPMENT
  11. THE HUMANS
  12. AUNTS
  13. GOAT
  14. SCORSESE TEACHES HIS KID TO CROSSHATCH
  15. UNDER THE SKIN
  16. ARS POETICA
  17. FLASH
  18. SALTSPRING FERRY
  19. ON HIGH
  20. II
  21. PELT
  22. THERE WAS LIGHT
  23. HALF-PASTORAL
  24. OTHER SIDE OF THE ORCHARD
  25. BRUTE
  26. ROCK GARDEN
  27. COLD PASTORAL
  28. IN PLAIN SIGHT
  29. MICRO-GOTHIC
  30. LOW TIDINGS
  31. THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
  32. RESOLUTION
  33. VERY RARE
  34. EXTRA-REAL
  35. BUCOLIC
  36. CONE, TWIG, CAMEL
  37. III
  38. PRE-ELECTION
  39. THE OPPOSITE
  40. HERE COMES SOME BEAUTY
  41. DAY OFF
  42. VESPER
  43. GIVE
  44. NO CHARGE
  45. TEARDOWN
  46. OPPORTUNISTIC MYSTIC
  47. CONCENTRATE
  48. WHITE ON WHITE
  49. SNAP
  50. BETTER TO DIE OF TOO MUCH
  51. SUPER, NATURAL
  52. FRANCISCANA, SANTA TERESITA
  53. BLAST RADIUS
  54. APOLOGY
  55. NO CHASER
  56. IV
  57. MORE TRULY AND MORE STRANGE
  58. DECREATION
  59. NEVER CHANGES TO STOP
  60. FAWN
  61. UNFORGETTING
  62. DEISM, PENTICTON
  63. ON COMFORT
  64. THE MOST INTIMATE
  65. WASHINGTON
  66. VERGES, NOW AND FOREVER
  67. ON HIGH (II)
  68. NOTES
  69. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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