Loading Mercury with a Pitchfork

by Richard Brautigan

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671222635
• ISBN13: 9780671222635
• Release Date: May 1976
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

hey babe...

I made the mistake of not stealing this book from my High School library years ago when I had the opportunity. I know that sounds bad, but this book is that good and I miss reading these brilliant gems.

Really Observing

The picture on the cover of my copy shows that Richard Brautigan let his hair grow long. The title ought to make it obvious that this book is by someone who has seen the total collapse of concepts like integrity. The poems included in this book were written from 1971 to 1976, a bit after Richard Brautigan's popular triumphs. Page 41 is not quite the middle of this book, but it is where he confronts "The Necessity of Appearing in Your Own Face." The obvious thing about it is "you have to be there."

An absolute gem

"Loading Mercury With A Pitchfork" is the most insightful and interesting book of poetry that I have ever read. Having not been familiar with Brautigan, I was shocked when I picked this book of the school library shelf to find the poems not rhyming or even melodious in their length. What I found was a mix of short insightful, witty, intellegent, and sometimes bizarre sketches from a truly gifted writter. This is a book that can be enjoyed in any form by anyone.

simple insightful sometimes surreal poetry

my used copy of 'loading mercury with a pitchfork' has disappeared. i guess it has a short shelf life. i am therefore looking for another copy. the reasons being, brautigan's poetry is simple, insightful, and sometimes surreal. this is the kind of book you read when you're a little blue, and want to know you're not alone (that would be 'dive bombing the lower emotions', or when you're looking for a metaphysical challenge ('and you will go where crows go and you will know what crows know'), or when you don't have much time but you want to refresh your mind. brautigan, best known for 'trout fishing in america' is a 60's kind of hippie guy with a different perspective.