--- product_id: 18239282 title: "Application for Release from the Dream: Poems" price: "€ 40.28" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/18239282-application-for-release-from-the-dream-poems store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Application for Release from the Dream: Poems **Price:** € 40.28 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Application for Release from the Dream: Poems - **How much does it cost?** € 40.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/18239282-application-for-release-from-the-dream-poems) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The eagerly awaited, brilliant, and engaging new poems by Tony Hoagland, author of What Narcissism Means to Me The parade for the slain police officer goes past the bakery and the smell of fresh bread makes the mourners salivate against their will. ―from "Note to Reality" Are we corrupt or innocent, fragmented or whole? Are responsibility and freedom irreconcilable? Do we value memory or succumb to our forgetfulness? Application for Release from the Dream, Tony Hoagland's fifth collection of poems, pursues these questions with the hobnailed abandon of one who needs to know how a citizen of twenty-first-century America can stay human. With whiplash nerve and tender curiosity, Hoagland both surveys the damage and finds the wonder that makes living worthwhile. Mirthful, fearless, and precise, these poems are full of judgment and mercy. Review: Tony Hoagland's poetry captures a sense of our culture in a way unlike any other contemporary poet. - Tony Hoagland's poetry captures a sense of our culture in a way unlike any other contemporary poet. To say that the powerful poems in this book are unique, and layered with both psychological and spiritual dimensions, would be an understatement. Collectively, there is a poignancy common to the poems, many presented as narratives, personal histories retold that are comic, sad, and biting. One of Tony Hoagland's greatest poetic gifts is how he summons the underlying sentiments that pervade our lives with poems that have a wide audience appeal. This poet is someone worth reading, his poetry authentic, moving, and worthy of our respect. Dan Guenther Review: To be read with caution - Five stars for quality – Hoagland was a significant poet. But caution: if you have any suicidal tendencies, you may wish to consult your therapist before exposing yourself to his poetry. Yes, there is humor, and many a fine turn of phrase, but, in his own language: “Underneath the smile is bitterness, and underneath the bitterness is grief, and underneath the grief the desire to survive at any cost.” Airport, p. 41. That is an excellent description of Hoagland’s poetry, but the survival part can get lost in the midst of the bitterness and grief, so be careful. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #325,818 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #172 in Family Poetry (Books) #323 in Death, Grief & Loss Poetry (Books) #1,171 in American Poetry (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 124 Reviews | ## Images ![Application for Release from the Dream: Poems - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vb2sCJRDL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tony Hoagland's poetry captures a sense of our culture in a way unlike any other contemporary poet. *by D***R on October 19, 2015* Tony Hoagland's poetry captures a sense of our culture in a way unlike any other contemporary poet. To say that the powerful poems in this book are unique, and layered with both psychological and spiritual dimensions, would be an understatement. Collectively, there is a poignancy common to the poems, many presented as narratives, personal histories retold that are comic, sad, and biting. One of Tony Hoagland's greatest poetic gifts is how he summons the underlying sentiments that pervade our lives with poems that have a wide audience appeal. This poet is someone worth reading, his poetry authentic, moving, and worthy of our respect. Dan Guenther ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ To be read with caution *by S***E on June 6, 2020* Five stars for quality – Hoagland was a significant poet. But caution: if you have any suicidal tendencies, you may wish to consult your therapist before exposing yourself to his poetry. Yes, there is humor, and many a fine turn of phrase, but, in his own language: “Underneath the smile is bitterness, and underneath the bitterness is grief, and underneath the grief the desire to survive at any cost.” Airport, p. 41. That is an excellent description of Hoagland’s poetry, but the survival part can get lost in the midst of the bitterness and grief, so be careful. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hoagland is consistently one of the best, most surprising poets around *by I***Y on June 29, 2016* Hoagland is consistently one of the best, most surprising poets around. His poems are funny the way life can be funny -- not ha-ha funny but in the very real and odd way life twists and turns. You would think at some point he would go all in for the joke, but he never loses his very subtle and unnerving grasp of the deeply human tension in even the most trivial events. his books just keep getting better and better. 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