[New-Poetry] Dickman Brothers: Twin Stars

Fri Nov 5 12:48:18 EDT 2010

No...hyperbole/a rules. Which makes me doubt everything I write rather than the opposite. S. Black 

 Sheila Black 

--- On Fri, 11/5/10, David Graham <grahamd at ripon.edu> wrote:

From: David Graham <grahamd at ripon.edu>
Subject: [New-Poetry] Dickman Brothers:  Twin Stars
To: "NewPoetry List" <new-poetry at charlemagne.cddc.vt.edu>
Date: Friday, November 5, 2010, 10:40 AM

I long ago realized I just don't understand Po Biz, and never will.  I do like Matthew Dickman's work quite a bit, but yes, he's only published a single book, and it's far too soon to herald a major career, give him the star treatment, etc.  But it seems we no longer call such books "promising" and wait and see.  We single out a few young poets for major status, and ignore the hundreds who are equally promising.  
Of course, journalists love hooks, and identical twins both winning poetry awards and publishing their first books at once is a great story.  And isn't there some connection between the Dickman brothers and Sharon Olds?  
I fondly remember Galway Kinnell blurbing a first book many years ago with the word "agreeable," which is exactly what it was.  Can you imagine that blurb on a book these days?

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On Nov 5, 2010, at 10:32 AM, AlMaginnes at aol.com wrote:
Yes, both their books appeared from Copper Canyon. The AWP books I;ve seen are under CC.

For what it's worth, I think the Dickmans have garnered a lot of attention based on rather slim bodies of work. I can think of half a dozen first or second books of poems I've  enjoyed far more than either of theirs in the last two years. 

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Not sure I understand.  Matthew Dickman won the AWP Honickman 1st book award for *All-American Poem*, which was published by AWP.  His twin brother Michael was published by Copper Canyon.  Do AWP books appear under the CC imprint?

Twin brothers publishing their first collections in the same year garnered a lot of press.

For what it's worth, I like Matthew D's poetry quite a bit.  Haven't warmed up to Michael's much.  They write very differently, even though they look identical.

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On Nov 5, 2010, at 7:23 AM, AlMaginnes at aol.com wrote:

their books are both available from Copper Canyon. Caveat emptor.

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Hello James, 

Do you know where I could order or buy a copy of Matthew Dickman's poems? I am always interested in poets like this to share with my Creative Writing class, as I think these are the guys that need to be celebrated more than anyone else today. Thank you. Sheila Black  

 Sheila Black 

--- On Thu, 11/4/10, jforjames at aol.com <jforjames at aol.com> wrote:

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Subject: [New-Poetry] Dickman

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Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:47 PM

http://www.tcnjsignal.net/2010/10/27/%E2%80%98all-american%E2%80%99-poet-favors-unpublished-words/

While the poet opted to read his non-published works, he promised that his last set would be excerpts from “All-American Poem.” These were also well received by the audience, especially “V,” a humorous tale of his thoughts about a girl who wore a shirt saying “Talk Nerdy To Me.” In 

“Dear Space,” Dickman mused about wanting to be a superhero for a girl. While it stressed feelings of love and desire, listeners couldn’t help but laugh at the idea of an invisibility suit made of tin foil and plastic wrap.

Dickman opened the floor for questions in the final minutes of the reading, and informed the audience that he was working on a new manuscript for another book sometime next year.

Before leaving, he told the audience one last important lesson for anyone who was single.

His careful instructions were to get the poem ‘‘Having a Coke with You’’ by Frank O’Hara, then buy two cans of Coke and place them and the poem on the doorstep of the one admired. After knocking on the door, run away and hide, but still be nearby once the person reads the poem.

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