Yonnas T Getahun

I Hung Myself on the Moon (eBook, ePUB)

Poems

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This inaugural collection of contemporary poems frames the human experience in 30 lyrical and diverse poems about life. Getahun's voice sings with a hint of sadness, a heart full of passion and longing for home--the home we desire in a partner, in a country, and even within the streets we walk every day. With a rhythm and motion often heard through spoken word, these poems propel the reader forward through love, heartache, and self-discovery, as we recognize in ourselves "a homeless moon orbiting its haloed dissent."

Having walked in the room, you are confronted by a surprise that sparks anxiety at the mere presence of another, and you begin to appraise the moment. You say this is always how it was going to happen to me. A long day of busing tables, followed by song of hard days' work only to be enamored by a muse. Suddenly a strong confidence arises. Something like destiny. "I am supposed to meet this person here" and now I will only speak in my highest esteem. From the beginning to end it is filled with error, but there is nothing that will stop the possibility being explored. Discourse, poetry and desire fill the night and the months to come.

You see there are manners by which to engage a muse and I was determined to learn them. Thus I hung myself from the moon while courting the muse.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: 12toRain Productions
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780990307716
• Artikelnr.: 62239124

Autorenporträt

Born in Ethiopia and raised in Spokane, WA, Yonnas has spent his life straddling worlds via languages and communities. He brings brilliant minds together for creative events and collaborations and has been writing poetry and performing slam and spoken word since 1999. He spent four years in poet collectives Urban Scribes Project & Basement Nation, and then self-published a chap book called "Serene Serpent" in 2004. Most recently, he curated "Touch Me I Am Violent" at Vermillion, "The Black Soundtrack" with Charles Mudede at NAAM, and NW Film Forum's "videOasis." Yonnas spends his time building bridges between Seattle's art and tech hubs, hosting and entertaining creatives and immersing himself in Seattle's rich literary, visual arts and dance culture. He is currently working on two manuscripts of poetry slated to be completed mid-2015.