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Chris Bullard staple-bound. 33 pp. $9.00 
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Strongly inspired by nature, this collection of poetry by Chris Bullard demonstrates attention to craft in lines such as "the backyard plowed full-steam through summer." Whether he's discussing "hieroglyphic butterflies" or our inclination to "hush them [dandelions] with poison," every turn is imaginative and innovative. This is a pleasurable read.
Deborah Ager, Publisher Chris Bullard is a native of Jacksonville, Florida, but lives in Collingswood, New Jersey. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and is enrolled in Wilkes University’s Creative Writing Program. His work has appeared in Pleiades, Nimrod, Atlanta Review and other literary journals. You Must Not Know Too Much is the winner of Plan B Press’ 2009 Poetry Chapbook Contest. You might praise the weeds for the persistence that drives them to occupy a length of tawny meadow with yellow bloom, or the profusion of brightness they grant a field, so that it seems settled by stars. You might consider their symmetrical beauty, or the bitter, lovely taste of their leaves when gathered early. Yet, as a disturbance in your level, trim suburban lot, you will think it no loss to mow over their massed heads, or to hush them with poison, preferring to keep their virtues wild and at a distance to you. |