{"product_id":"a-bit-left-of-straight-ahead-paperback","title":"A Bit Left of Straight Ahead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKim Peter Kovac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Bit Left of Straight Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis an exploration-a journey within journey-born from Kim Peter Kovac's eclectic knowledge and his free-form imagination. The poems are inhabited by poets, painters, musicians, action figures, fairy tale characters, myths, historical persons, who venture across time and geography to places such as Andalusia, Romania, Robben Island, Sarajevo, Wadi Rum, Okinawa, and Saturn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKovac has created a tapestry of magical realism, time-shifts, stylistic variety, and non-linearity that is woven with interludes of humor, philosophy, whimsy, and music. His poems explore reconciliation through communion with the past; critique notions of mental health, war, and \"othering\" people; and cast a quirky yet truthful eye on the zeitgeist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEarly Praise: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Bit Left of Straight Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e is an act of neural cartography; a vibrant creative force...a delightful, sprawling collection that rewards being read many times over.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Sandra Beasley, author of \u003cem\u003eMade to Explode\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Masterful for its panoramic humanity and theatrically charged verbal wit, \u003cem\u003eA Bit Left of Straight Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e is a glorious collection of lyrical verse...mind-bogglingly imaginative...\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Regie Cabico, Nuyoircan Poets Cafe Grand Slam Champion, author of \u003cem\u003eA Rabbit in Search of a Rolex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...takes the reader on magical musings...to experience percussive, lyrical worlds.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -H?l?ne Cardona, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eLife in Suspension\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDreaming My Animal Selves\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Bit Left of Straight Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e provides new angles on that which I thought I'd seen, including even my own memories.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Idris Goodwin, Breakbeat poet \u0026amp; playwright\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[P]lease steep yourself in these poems and the liminal, limitless spaces they offer.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Maria Nazos, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePULSE, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etranslator of\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Slow Horizon that Breathes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kovac is a master of finding where the mundane and the magical converge.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Karen Zacarias, playwright, author of \u003cem\u003eNative Gardens \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Destiny of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 14, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750074646816,"sku":"9781956285611","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0e38a92f23da36a5f90dfe55b93e2e4.webp?v=1779942229","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-bit-left-of-straight-ahead-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}