Never Made Sense of It
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SELF PORTRAIT OF ICARUS
AS A COUNTRY ON FIRE
by Jason Schneiderman
Red Hen Press. 80 pages, $17.95

AS A POET AGES, he’s often faced with several choices. He can keep doing what he has always done, or he can, by seriously confronting himself, seek another voice. Jason Schneiderman has done the latter brilliantly in his new book, Self Portrait of Icarus as a Country on Fire. He reflects humorously on his life as a poet, often poking fun at himself and his poses. He wrestles with his Jewish heritage by taking on Stalin and the Holocaust, and then delves into the angst of gay divorce.

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Bruce Spang is a poet and writer living in Chandler, NC.