Louis, Adrian C.: Random Exorcisms

Louisiana State University, paperback Publication Date: March 1, 2016 Publisher Marketing: In his latest collection, Random Exorcisms, Adrian C. Louis writes poems with the rough-edged wit and heart-wrenching sincerity that make him one of the seminal voices in contemporary American poetry. Deeply rooted in Native American traditions and folklore, these poems tackle a broad range of subjects, including Facebook, zombies, horror movies, petty grievances, real grief, and pure political outrage. In a style entirely his own, Louis writes hilarious, genuine, self-deprecating poems that expel a great many demons, including any sense of isolation a reader might feel facing a harsh and lonely world.In the poem Necessary Exorcism, the speaker exorcises himself, more or less, of his grief for his deceased wife. I made my choice so easily & picked red drama, the joyous pain of it all, he writes. Minor Exorcism: 1984 is one of a series of poems that contemplates the memories of small, simple m