Zoo Music

By William D. Waltz

Zoo Music marks another step in the Minneapolis Renaissance -- William Waltz's book, like those of his Twin Cities peers, storms over the American poetic landscape at the right time, sweeping aside... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971821941
• ISBN13: 9780971821941
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Slope Editions
• Length: 71 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The sounds of the Zoo haunt me!

Excellent avant garde poems written in an excellent voice. A must have!!!

A Voice to Reckon With

William D. Waltz is, in current parlance, "the goods." He's fearless -- tender and tough, funny and charming. Above all, he's honest -- a language outlaw who robs us of our distorted realities, breaks our hearts, and leaves us smiling with gratitude. Don't miss this debut collection. You'll be kicking yourselves for years if you do. We can only hope (and pray, really) that Mr. Waltz is hard at work on a follow-up to Zoo Music. Poems this good, a voice this truthful, are better than buried treasure and more difficult to find.