{"product_id":"that-shakespeherian-rag-paperback","title":"That Shakespeherian Rag - 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\u003eEdmund Conti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdmund Conti's book of poems is full of memories and meditations, jokes and puns, and threaded through with Shakespearean and other literary references. Its idiosyncratic title suggests all this, repeating Eliot's comment on \"that Shakespeherian rag \/ It's so elegant \/ So intelligent.\" Conti divides the book into 11 sections, starting with memories of childhood and youth, and then weaving through reading and writing, books and poetry, his neighbors and family (and their views of his verse), into a closer and closer look at mortality: the last four pieces having respectively four lines, two lines, one line, and nothing. Engaging, amusing and thought-provoking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Robin Helweg-Larsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI have been familiar with Ed Conti's work for many years so when I see his name, I know something good will follow. This book lives up to my expectations and delivers insight, wit, irony, perfectly rhymed poems and spot on prose. It's like a friendly handshake and a little peek into the world of Edmund Conti. I'm pleased to say that excerpts will linger in my long-term memory bank.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Pat D'Amico\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading Ed Conti's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat Shakespeherian Rag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e reminds me of watching Luis Tiant pitch for the Red Sox in the '70s. By the time he reached Boston, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Tiante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e had turned his standard four pitch repertoire into what seemed like twenty different offerings by changing speeds and arm angles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eEl Tiante\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e of form and wordplay, Conti's book is a showcase for his mastery of everything from the sonnet and sestina to haiku, light verse, free verse and even a concrete poem, all with a wit that never fails to delight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom childhood remembrances to social commentary to just having fun with words, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eO O O O\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e mixes and matches forms enough to keep Conti's readers on their toes and waiting for his next tantalizing verbal changeup or curve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Tony Gruenewald\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48266555130105,"sku":"9781954353992","price":25.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vh-W6HBvHf9781954353992.webp?v=1775797688","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/that-shakespeherian-rag-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}