Every Night of Our Lives
Publishing Details
Every Night of Our Lives
By (Author) Rocco Giacomo
Guernica Editions,Canada
Guernica Editions,Canada
7th December 2016
Canada
Classifications
Physical Properties
100
Width 127mm, Height 203mm, Spine 7mm
Description
The twin themes of domestic adventure and dreams work together in this collection to create a tactile and brightly-coloured odyssey of the mundane. At times harrowing and sombre and at other times humorous and bizarre, the book provides a meaningful account of middle-aged life in the new millennium. It begins with an atmosphere of lingering restlessness, but gradually turns towards reflections of a first time father settling down in a era of pop culture and high speed internet, as he comes to terms with his own mortality, personal flaws and limitations.
Reviews
Though the poet burns with intensity he is still at the beginning of discovery like a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis, new; he is fearful of what lies ahead. The portrayal is an indication of the crossroads he is at.
--ARC Poetry MagazineAuthor Bio
Rocco de Giacomo is a widely published poet whose work has appeared in literary journals in Canada, Australia, England, Hong Kong and the US. In 2009, he published his first full-length poetry collection, Ten Thousand Miles Between Us (Quattro Books). Ten Thousand Miles was longlisted for the ReLit Poetry Award, and selected for Poetry NOWs 3rd Annual Battle of the Bards. The author of numerous chapbooks including Catching Dawns Breath (2008), his work has appeared in Descant, The Malahat Review, The Fiddlehead and Queens Quarterly. Roccos poetry has also been featured on the CBC, and from 2008 to 2014, he participated on the council for the Art Bar Poetry Series. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Lisa, and daughters Ava and Matilda.
