Fast Animal

Fast Animal

<DIV><p><B>2012 National Book Award Finalist in Poetry</B></p><BR><p>“Crisply comic,disarmingly frank, and aurally bold …”<BR><B>—Publishers Weekly</B></p><p>This collection by African American poet Tim Seibles explores a range of poetic form, including lyric, ode, narrative, and mystical. Like a "fast animal," the poet's voice can swiftly change direction and tone as he crisscrosses between present and past.</p><p>“Built like one single sustained song, <I>Fast Animal</I> is alive with music, ardor, and wit that flow in utterances that are uniquely [Seibles'] and his alone."—Laure-Anne Bosselaar, author of <I>The Hour Between</I></p><p><B>From "Delores Jepps"</B></p><p><I>It seems insane now, but<br>she’d be standing soaked<br>in schoolday morning light,<br>her loose-leaf notebook,<br>flickering at the bus stop,<br>and we almost trembled<br><BR>at the thought of her mouth<br>filled for a moment with both<br>of our short names. I don’t know<br>what we saw when we saw<br>her face, but at fifteen there’s<br>so much left to believe in… </I></p><p><B>Tim Seibles</B>, who teaches at Old Dominion University, is the author of six previous books, including <I>Body Moves</I> and <I>Hurdy-Gurdy</I>. His poetry has been featured in <I>Best American Poetry 2010</I>. Seibles has been the recipient of an NEA grant for poetry and Open Voice award.</p><BR></DIV>