At the center of Mayakovsky’s Revolver 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.
from “Mayakovsky’s Revolver”
I keep thinking about the way
blackberries will make the mouth
of an eight year old look like he’s a ghost
that’s been shot in the face. In the dark I can see
my older brother walking through the tall brush
of his brain. I can see him standing
in the lobby of the hotel,
alone, crying along with the ice machine.
- ISBN10 0393348792
- ISBN13 9780393348798
- Publish Date 6 June 2014 (first published 1 October 2012)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 May 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 104
- Language English