{"product_id":"western-practice-paperback","title":"Western Practice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Motika\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow to approach a microtonal notation of a life? Within a diverse field of spacing, Motika's poem 'Delusions Enclosures: On Harry Partch (1901-1974)' scores a biography of the sounds of words and phrases written by the composer himself in and among the poet's own. In a way, notes. And a fine debut. --Marjorie Welish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf twentieth century California artists established a tradition of speculative innovation, then \u003ci\u003eWestern Practice\u003c\/i\u003e ushers visionary West Coast poetics into the twenty-first. Motika's ingenious ear renders place prosodic; his 'baroque leaps' tender a sprung rhythm that turns history into 'a theory at map's edge.' The 'mystic \/ gather' of this music gives Motika's ambitious projective praxis visual beauty and structural rigor. Open this book--'crawl inside \u0026amp; lie down against the future.'--Brian Teare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile there's a dreamy Venusian quality to Stephen Motika's poetry, it's also driven by a care and clarity that animates its landscapes. Western Practice is a book that deserves attention for its rich intersections of projective acrobatics and coming-of-age memory-textures, conjuring the roar of the Pacific at every turn of the line. --Lisa Jarnot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShaped by California's cultural and political landscape, \u003ci\u003eWestern Practice\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on the rituals of artistic activity, including an obsessive scrutinizing of the founders of Los Angeles' postwar art scene, from composer Harry Partch to painter Richard Diebenkorn. Stephen Motika's debut collection draws striking parallels between geography and visionary artists' work, creating an aesthetic and emotive topos all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 1956: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJazz days, baked on Baker, we saw Mingus, day before last in tan trench, coasts and cats, Art Pepper walking hills, hilling in, tel-, phone polls, long boots, to take . . . mystery . . . all low rides. fuller life, all this, full, instant, theater, a now gallery working, knowing now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Motika\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eTiresias: The Collected Poems of Leland Hickman\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and the author of the poetry chapbook \u003ci\u003eArrival and at Mono\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). His articles and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAnother Chicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Review\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. A 2010-2011 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace Resident, he is the program director at Poets House and the publisher of Nightboat Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Motika was born in Santa Monica, California. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eTiresias: The Collected Poems of Leland Hickman\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and the author of the poetry chapbook, \u003ci\u003eArrival and at Mono\u003c\/i\u003e (2007). His articles and poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAnother Chicago Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brooklyn Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEleven Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Project Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. His collaboration with artist Dianna Frid, \"The Field,\" was on view at Gallery 400 at the University of Illinois, Chicago, in 2003. A 2010-2011 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace Resident, he is the program director at Poets House and the publisher of Nightboat Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730053009471,"sku":"9781882295913","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9fbc247ba0075f75705b7be456aa22f9.webp?v=1765124630","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/western-practice-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}