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Hoagland, Tony. author.

What narcissism means to me / Tony Hoagland.

Saint Paul, Minnesota : Graywolf Press, ©2003.

78 pages ; 23 cm

From the Publisher: In What Narcissism Means to Me, award-winning poet Tony Hoagland levels his particular brand of acute irony not only on the personal life, but also on some provinces of American culture. In playful narratives, lyrical outbursts, and overheard conversations, Hoagland cruises the milieu, exploring the spiritual vacancies of American satisfaction. With humor, rich tonal complexity, and aggressive moral intelligence, these poems bring pity to our folly and celebrate our resilience.

Narcissism -- Poetry.

American poetry -- 20th century.

United States -- Social life and customs -- Poetry.

1: America -- Commercial for a summer night -- America -- Argentina -- Change -- When Dean Young talks about wine -- What narcissism means to me -- Impossible dream -- Parade -- Still life -- 2: Social Life -- Social life -- Color of the sky -- Dear John -- Leaving yourself behind -- Patience -- Appetite -- Reasons to survive November -- Wasteful gesture only not -- Phone call -- Migration -- 3: Blues -- On the CD I buy for my brother -- Two trains -- Rap music -- Hate hotel -- Poem in which I make the mistake of comparing Billie Holiday to a cosmic washerwoman -- Suicide song -- Fire -- Fortune -- Disappointment -- 4: Luck -- News -- Spring lemonade -- Catechism for November -- Narcissus lullaby -- Windchime -- Physiology of kisses -- How it adds up -- Man carrying sofa -- Grammar of sparrows -- Time wars.

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