Mayakovsky's Revolver: Poems

From a dazzling, award-winning young poet, a collection that paints life as a celebration in the dark.

At the center of Mayakovsky s Revolver is the suicide of Matthew Dickman s older brother. Known for poems of universality of feeling, expressive lyricism of reflection, and heartrending allure (Major Jackson), Dickman is a powerful poet whose new collection explores how to persevere in the wake of grief.

from Mayakovsky s Revolver

I keep thinking about the way
blackberries will make the mouth
of an eight year old look like he s a ghost
that s been shot in the face. In the dark I can see
my older brother walking through the tall brush
of his brain. I can see him standing
in the lobby of the hotel,
alone, crying along with the ice machine.