Mad Long Emotion wants to talk flora to fauna like you. It talks by dancing, as bumblebees do. In its dances, loosestrife shoos humans away, green carnations flirt with handsome men beyond the shade, and "dogbanes though dead bloom." Meanwhile, in better-discerned motion, numerous species both spiny and spineless prove invasive, from Great Lake lampreys to hydraulic triceratopses. But they're just looking for better homes. The book concludes with a long poem about distance, desire and the difficulty of combining the two.
Lend this book your eyes and nose; mouth its contents to your house plants. The poetry of Mad Long Emotion wants to live forever, and you can make that happen with your face.
- ISBN10 177056585X
- ISBN13 9781770565852
- Publish Date 10 April 2019
- Publish Status Active
- Imprint Coach House Books
- Format eBook
- Language English