Books by Randall Mann and Complete Book Reviews

Randall Mann, Author . Univ. of Chicago $14 (80p) ISBN 978-0-226-50344-8
Concise, witty and perhaps surprisingly grim, this second collection from Mann (Complaint in the Garden ) pays homage to the titular poet, the British-born, San Francisco–resident Thom Gunn (who died in 2004). Mann emulates Gunn's...
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Randall Mann. Persea (Norton, dist.), $15.95 trade paper (80p) ISBN 978-0-89255-430-0
This taut, severe, decidedly adult third volume from Mann ends up more disturbing, as well as more laconic, than his first two, though it pursues the same signature subjects. Love and sex between men, gone very right or very wrong, dominates a...
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Randall Mann. Persea, $15.95 trade paper (80p) ISBN 978-0-89255-481-2
Mann (Straight Razor) weaves personal lyric with corporate jargon, brand names, and unflinching sexuality in his slippery fourth collection: “And at our age!/ Soy candles/ and man-handles;/ Pottery-Barn// party-bottoms./ The old thinking:/ the sky,...
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Randall Mann. Persea, $15.95 trade paper (104p) ISBN 978-0-89255-531-4
Mann (Proprietary) examines sexuality, race, and personal and public history in this meditative fifth collection characterized by nostalgia, grief, and surprising juxtapositions. From “Mickey Mouse” Florida to Anita Bryant’s 1978 San Francisco,...
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