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Nathan Logan's Dick is an e-chapbook that centers around variations of the word dick--the name, a way of acting, etc. . . . The titles sound like something from a bad porno movie: "I Love Dick," "Roommate Dick," "The Dick is Natural." The pieces are short and try to play on humor. I suppose Logan is attempting to reclaim the word or assert it in poetry while also trying to be funny and poke fun of high poetry. Ultimately, the poems are easy to read and flow well, but the use of the word dick seems too much of a trick to me. When I look for something behind the trick, I don't see it.
Nathan Logan's Dick is an e-chapbook that centers around variations of the word dick--the name, a way of acting, etc. . . . The titles sound like something from a bad porno movie: "I Love Dick," "Roommate Dick," "The Dick is Natural." The pieces are short and try to play on humor. I suppose Logan is attempting to reclaim the word or assert it in poetry while also trying to be funny and poke fun of high poetry. Ultimately, the poems are easy to read and flow well, but the use of the word dick seems too much of a trick to me. When I look for something behind the trick, I don't see it.
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