michael t young
Lying Like Presidents, New & Selected Poems 2001-2019. Djelloul Marbrook

Summer Reading Recommendations
We arrive at the beginning of June with our summer reading recommendations based on readership of reviews from January 1st to June 1st.
The Damages of Morning by J.C. Todd
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/the-damages-of-morning-by-j-c-todd/
Edju By RW Spryszak
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/01/02/edju-by-rw-spryszak/
What It Might Feel Like to Hope by Dorene O’Brien
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/what-it-might-feel-like-to-hope-by-dorene-obrien/
Shame by Iris N. Schwartz
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/01/02/shame-by-iris-schwartz/
The Seas Are Dolphins’ Tears By Djelloul Marbrook
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/01/02/the-seas-are-dolphins-tears-by-djelloul-marbrook/
Playground by Joe Benevento
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/04/01/playground-by-joe-benevento/
A Path to Grace- The Trinity in Words and Images by Frank Champine
Says the Forest to the Girl by Sally Rosen Kindred
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/01/02/says-the-forest-to-the-girl-by-sally-rosen-kindred/
Blue Lyre by Jeffrey Cyphers Wright
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/03/01/blue-lyre-by-jeffrey-cyphers-wright/
A Brief Biography of My Name by Yalie Kamara
https://northofoxford.wordpress.com/2019/02/01/a-brief-biography-of-my-name-by-yalie-kamara/
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The Mystery of Systems by Carl Rosentstock
By Michael T. Young
Not the accretion
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But Orwell also said, “not all propaganda is art.” However, if we are to learn from art, we must keep in mind that it’s manipulating us to perceive things a certain way; we must step back to find out where it’s taking us and what it teaches. In other words, don’t assume it’s benevolence or innocuousness. Unfortunately, we tend to believe what we see and so are susceptible to deception, the same way the one in love is. Hence the madness of trust and how, within the collection, certain things remain hidden, figures slip into legend, deaths are recounted as justified in self-defense, and words themselves sometimes become walls. The third section of the book is a masterful creation of 2 imaginary Russian poets, presented with translations of their poems and a history explained in the context of a photograph from the archive of a third poet who slipped out of view just as the photo was snapped, “the blur of his right leg in the lower right hand corner.” Wonderfully, this is the very poet whose style of poetry, “Maximalism,” is the largest influence on the 2 poets “translated.” He is that outside influence, the mystery of systems, the unseen or unacknowledged pressure framing the image.
Even now I hear
You can find the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Systems-Carl-Rosenstock/dp/1625492197
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Michael T. Young’s third full-length collection, The Infinite Doctrine of Water, was published by Terrapin Books. HIs other collections include The Beautiful Moment of Being Lost and Transcriptions of Daylight. His chapbook, Living in the Counterpoint, received the Jean Pedrick Award. Young also received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. His poetry, essays, and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous journals including Cimarron Review, The Cortland Review, The Los Angeles Review, Shrew, The Smart Set, and Valparaiso Poetry Review. Young lives with his wife, children, and cats in Jersey City, New Jersey.
The Seas Are Dolphins’ Tears By Djelloul Marbrook.

https://www.amazon.com/Seas-Are-Dolphins-Tears/dp/190984960X
Michael T. Young’s third full-length collection, The Infinite Doctrine of Water, was published by Terrapin Books. HIs other collections include The Beautiful Moment of Being Lost and Transcriptions of Daylight. His chapbook, Living in the Counterpoint, received the Jean Pedrick Award. Young also received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. His poetry, essays, and reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in numerous journals including Cimarron Review, The Cortland Review, The Los Angeles Review, Shrew, The Smart Set, and Valparaiso Poetry Review. Young lives with his wife, children, and cats in Jersey City, New Jersey.