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\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Their verse . . . is strikingly different. Michael's poems are interior, fragmentary, and austere, often stripped down to single-word lines; they seethe with incipient violence. Matthew's are effusive, ecstatic, and all-embracing, spilling over with pop-cultural references and exuberant carnality.\" \u0026#151;\u003cI\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentical twins Michael and Matthew Dickman once invented their own language. Now they have invented an exhilarating book of poem-plays about the fifty states. Pointed, comic, and surreal, these one-page vignettes feature unusual staging and an eclectic cast of characters\u0026#151;landforms, lobsters, and historical figures including Duke Ellington, Sacajawea, Judy Garland, and Kenneth Koch, the avant-garde spirit informing this book introduced by playwright John Guare.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003e\"Lucky in Kansas\"\u003c/B\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cI\u003eJudy Garland: This is always the worst part\u003cBR\u003eTin Man: The coming back\u003cBR\u003eJudy Garland: Yes, it fucking sucks, it's depressing as shit\u003cBR\u003eThe Lion: Well, we're lucky to still be employed at this farm\u003cBR\u003eStraw Man: I wouldn't call it lucky\u003cBR\u003eThe Lion: We were lucky to get back\u003cBR\u003eStraw Man: That's not really lucky either I don't think you know what lucky means\u003cBR\u003eJudy Garland: It's funny what you miss\u003cBR\u003eTin Man: The running\u003cBR\u003eJudy Garland: The flying\u003cBR\u003eTin Man: The flying monkeys\u003cBR\u003eJudy Garland: The beautiful flying monkeys above the endless emeralds the unbelievably green world\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cB\u003eMichael Dickman\u003c/B\u003e and \u003cB\u003eMatthew Dickman\u003c/B\u003e are identical twins who were born and raised in Portland, Oregon. Michael received the 2010 James Laughlin Award for his second collection \u003cI\u003eFlies\u003c/I\u003e (Copper Canyon Press, 2011). Matthew won the prestigious APR/Honickman Award for his debut volume, \u003cI\u003eAll-American Poem\u003c/I\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\u003c/div\u003e |
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