Mayakovsky's Revolver: Poems

Mayakovsky's Revolver: Poems

<p><strong>From a dazzling, award-winning young poet, a collection that paints life as a celebration in the dark.</strong></p> At the center of <em>Mayakovsky’s Revolver</em> is the suicide of Matthew Dickman’s older brother. “Known for poems of universality of feeling, expressive lyricism of reflection, and heartrending allure” (Major Jackson), Dickman is a powerful poet whose new collection explores how to persevere in the wake of grief.<br /><br /><em>from “Mayakovsky’s Revolver”<br /><br /> I keep thinking about the way<br /> blackberries will make the mouth<br /> of an eight year old look like he’s a ghost<br /> that’s been shot in the face. In the dark I can see<br /> my older brother walking through the tall brush<br /> of his brain. I can see him standing<br /> in the lobby of the hotel,<br /> alone, crying along with the ice machine.</em>