New ArrivalsHealth & WellnessValentine’s DayClothing, Shoes & AccessoriesHomeKitchen & DiningGroceryHousehold EssentialsFurnitureOutdoor Living & GardenBabyToysVideo GamesElectronicsMovies, Music & BooksBeautyPersonal CareGift IdeasParty SuppliesCharacter ShopSports & OutdoorsBackpacks & LuggageSchool & Office SuppliesPetsUlta Beauty at TargetTarget OpticalGift CardsBullseye’s PlaygroundDealsClearanceTarget New Arrivals Target Finds #TargetStyleHanukkahStore EventsAsian-Owned Brands at TargetBlack-Owned or Founded Brands at TargetLatino-Owned Brands at TargetWomen-Owned Brands at TargetLGBTQIA+ ShopTop DealsTarget Circle DealsWeekly AdShop Order PickupShop Same Day DeliveryRegistryRedCardTarget CircleFind Stores
Fernsehturm Berlin - by  Stu Watson (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Fernsehturm Berlin - by Stu Watson (Paperback)

$12.99

In Stock

Eligible for registries and wish lists

Sponsored

About this item

Highlights

  • Stu Watson's latest collection spans the personal and the global.
  • Author(s): Stu Watson
  • 62 Pages
  • Poetry, American

Description



About the Book



Stu Watson's latest collection spans the personal and the global. Fersehturm Berlin is as much a record of the author's experience as it is a cultural document.



Book Synopsis



Stu Watson's latest collection spans the personal and the global. Fersehturm Berlin is as much a record of the author's experience as it is a cultural document, in which the poems both enact and record the processes of history, memory and technology. With deft use of form and language, Watson's poetry captures our current moment with subtlety, compassion and acuity. This is a timely and essential book which address the world, its stories, its language, and its conflicts, both micro and macro, real and imagined. But it is also an extended act of witness, a record of how things have been and what they are now, an extraordinary testament to how we process the past and are haunted by the stories we tell ourselves and others.



Review Quotes




In Fersehturm Berlin, Stu Watson, mediumistically summons the formal ghost of Stéphane Mallarmé, with throws of a loaded 20-sided die. Words and phrases dance across the page, pop into huge, percussive font sizes, shrink tiny and intense, are channeled into regular prose forms. With a flair for irony (Ashbery and Morrissey are sampled here, among ancestors), Watson suspends disbelief in the face of historical catastrophes and wonders (Apollo 11's footprints on the moon, the Shroud of Turin, Princess Diana's obliteration)-and the rabbit holes and popular myths they engender. This is multifaceted, copious poetry blending succinct narration of world history with autobiographical tales and ruminations render poignant Watson's wide-ranging citations of before-time nuggets: skepticism lives in people born / long after these events occurred. Watson's gift is a clear, generous, humorous gaze. Here is courage for past, present, and future encounters, legends, wonders, heartaches. Listen and learn.

-- Chris Hosea, author of Put Your Hands In and Double Zero

With Mallarméan playfulness and intensity, Stu Watson turns the page into an interface in his latest book of poetry. Fersehturm Berlin interrogates casualties of Cold War geopolitical programs, royal conspiracies, the expectations of the past, and unrealized intimacies, becoming, like its title, both latent transmission and material testament of underdevelopment. "Impossible to shake the memory / of how we felt about what might yet be," Watson writes. With telescopic erudition and disarming vulnerability, he exhumes buried truths both private and public in this new vision or version of a speculative poetics.

- Chris Campanioni, author of Windows 85 and A and B and Also Nothing


Dimensions (Overall): 8.86 Inches (H) x 5.51 Inches (W) x .15 Inches (D)
Weight: .21 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 62
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Broken Sleep Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Stu Watson
Language: English
Street Date: April 30, 2024
TCIN: 1008646942
UPC: 9781916938137
Item Number (DPCI): 247-17-9015
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
If the item details aren’t accurate or complete, we want to know about it.

Shipping details

Estimated ship dimensions: 0.15 inches length x 5.51 inches width x 8.86 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.21 pounds
We regret that this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes.
This item cannot be shipped to the following locations: American Samoa (see also separate entry under AS), Guam (see also separate entry under GU), Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico (see also separate entry under PR), United States Minor Outlying Islands, Virgin Islands, U.S., APO/FPO

Return details

This item can be returned to any Target store or Target.com.
This item must be returned within 90 days of the date it was purchased in store, shipped, delivered by a Shipt shopper, or made ready for pickup.
See the return policy for complete information.

Related Categories

Get top deals, latest trends, and more.

Privacy policy

Footer

About Us

About TargetCareersNews & BlogTarget BrandsBullseye ShopSustainability & GovernancePress CenterAdvertise with UsInvestorsAffiliates & PartnersSuppliersTargetPlus

Help

Target HelpReturnsTrack OrdersRecallsContact UsFeedbackAccessibilitySecurity & FraudTeam Member ServicesLegal & Privacy

Stores

Find a StoreClinicPharmacyTarget OpticalMore In-Store Services

Services

Target Circle™Target Circle™ CardTarget Circle 360™Target AppRegistrySame Day DeliveryOrder PickupDrive UpFree 2-Day ShippingShipping & DeliveryMore Services
PinterestFacebookInstagramXYoutubeTiktokTermsCA Supply ChainPrivacy PolicyCA Privacy RightsYour Privacy ChoicesInterest Based AdsHealth Privacy Policy