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absurdity
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Author_LM Rivera
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being
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childhood
cinema
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cultural pressure
culture
demonology
demons
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fathers
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history
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mythology
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ontology
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philosophy
self
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Product details
- ISBN 9781632432179
- Weight: 313g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 May 2026
- Publisher: Omnidawn Publishing
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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A poetry collection that embraces the absurd and mysterious.
LM Rivera’s THE BOOK OF THE RED ABSURD is a poetic autobiography seen through the lens of literature, cinema, theory, history, mythology, and demonology. Presenting themselves in a sort of kinship with academic traditions, these poems move beyond scholarly preciousness to uncover something deeper, stranger, and more honest. This collection is a descent into an absurdist avant-garde performance, immersing the reader in the head of “red” experiences—those with sensations of extremity, despair, amusement, and derision. Here we find a heart laid bare through poetry that aims for the deadliest parts and dances wildly along the way.
LM Rivera’s THE BOOK OF THE RED ABSURD is a poetic autobiography seen through the lens of literature, cinema, theory, history, mythology, and demonology. Presenting themselves in a sort of kinship with academic traditions, these poems move beyond scholarly preciousness to uncover something deeper, stranger, and more honest. This collection is a descent into an absurdist avant-garde performance, immersing the reader in the head of “red” experiences—those with sensations of extremity, despair, amusement, and derision. Here we find a heart laid bare through poetry that aims for the deadliest parts and dances wildly along the way.
LM Rivera is a writer and coeditor of Called Back Books. His work has been published in numerous journals and magazines, and he is the author of Against Heidegger, The Little Legacies, and The Drunkards. He lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
