Poetry. Comics. "'All objections to progress,' writes Hans Blumenberg, 'could come down to the fact that it hasn't yet taken us far enough.' That's philosophy—and it's funny—but no one would ever level the same complaint at pain or laughter, this fine book's subjects and two phenomena that can take human beings great distances almost immediately. Absolutely modern—but never resolutely maudlin—Sommer Browning doesn't settle for making it new; rather, she lets it bleed and gets us there on time."—Graham Foust
Author City: DENVER, CO USA
Sommer Browning writes poems, draws comics, and tells jokes. She is the author of three chapbooks, most recently The Bowling (Greying Ghost, 2010) with Brandon Shimoda. Her poems and drawings have appeared in The New York Quarterly, Typo, Octopus, past simple, Free Verse, The Stranger, and other places. With Julia Cohen she curates The Bad Shadow Affair, a reading series in Denver.
Reviews and Other Links
Kathleen Rooney @ The New York Times
Elena Spagnolie @ NewPages
Marcus Slease @ Rain Taxi
Patrick Culliton: The Poetry Foundation staff's favorite books of 2011
J. K. Andrews @ Drunken Boat
John Beardsley @ The Southeast Review
Sean Singer @ The Rumpus