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    Eight 2 Two
    Eight 2 Two
    Eight 2 Two
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    Eight 2 Two

    By Sasha Newborn

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    Eight 2 Two is a book of 100 short poems (two of them translations from Pablo Neruda) by a "non-poet," i.e., prose writer, Sasha Newborn. The poems range from serious to whimsical, from the Seventies to the Teens. Themes include death, sex, experimental writing, obsession, life's mysteries, memories, perceptions.

    The overriding "message" of Eight 2 Two, suggested in the title, is hidden in the structure of the book as a puzzle, which is aimed at being a metaphor for the way that life reveals surprises in the commonest affairs when one's perspective shifts.
    Here is a typical poem:

    92

    The trick with words, so unlike
    color on a palette,
    the words must reflect a reality—
    and the art is no art at all.

    Poets—every poet I’ve known
    had no choice in the matter.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSasha Newborn
    Release dateAug 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301735105
    Eight 2 Two
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    Sasha Newborn

    Sasha "Birdie" Newborn is a small press publisher, with a catalog primarily of classic texts (www.bandannabooks.com) modernized for college classes, plus writing texts. And the author of a few novels and other pieces. Latest venture: an online litmag, Time Well (www.bandannabooks.com/time), a monthly publication with classic texts next to contemporary writing, plus reviews, art, poems. August theme was Young Days, September War Stories, October Law.

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