Home Scratching the Ghost by Dexter L. Booth (ISBN: 9781555976606)

Stock photo: cover may vary

Scratching the Ghost Paperback - 2013

Name: Scratching the Ghost: Poems
Price: 2.94 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: Booth, Dexter L.
ISBN: 9781555976606

by Dexter L. Booth

Add to wish list

Browse more copies for sale ↓

Reader reviews for Scratching the Ghost

Write a review for this book

Important Terms and Guidelines

Please focus on the book’s content and context. Also, add any personal comments as to how you enjoyed the book. Substantiate your likes and dislikes. You may make comparisons to other books.
Reviews must be at least 140 characters in length.
Please do not reveal critical plot elements.
This is not a help line. Contact customer support if you need help.

Your review must not include:

Obscenities, discriminatory language, or other insulting language not suitable for public domain
Advertisements, “spam” content, or references to other products, offers or websites.
Email addresses, URLs, phone numbers, physical addresses or other contact information.
Overly critical comments about other reviews or reviewers
Time-sensitive material (i.e. promotional tours, seminars, lectures, etc.)
Availability, price, or alternative ordering/shipping information

From the publisher

Winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, selected by Major Jackson

The stub of your left leg dangles
as I hold you up, my hands inserted under your arms
like a child. You are complaining about the itch,
the burn; scratch the ghost of your calf and heel.
--from "Scratching the Ghost"

Dexter L. Booth's ruminations on loss in this award-winning debut are rooted in a time past but one still palpable and persistent. Here are memories of love lost, family mourned, a father absent, ghosts of hometowns and childhood. Here too is a "Short Letter to the Twentieth Century" and, finally, a "Long Letter to the Twentieth Century," as if across this collection the poet is mustering up the force to speak back to history.

"In Dexter Booth's Scratching the Ghost, a cracked egg means the universe is splitting, the slap of a double-dutch rope is a broken-throated hymn, and splitting a squealing hog is akin to lovemaking. These are poems loyal to their own intrepid logic and reckless plausibility. Yet, lest the reader get too giddy in a fun house of mirrors, here, too, are the melodic laments and remarkable lyric passages of a poet who acknowledges the infinite current of melancholy that underlines his journey." --Major Jackson

Details

Title Scratching the Ghost
Author Dexter L. Booth
Binding Paperback
Edition First Edition; F
Pages 88
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Graywolf Press, Minneapolis
Publication date 2013-11
Features Table of Contents
ISBN 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
Dimensions 9.05 x 6.01 x 0.29 in (22.99 x 15.27 x 0.74 cm)
Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
Category Poetry
Library of Congress subjects American poetry - 21st century, American poetry - African American authors
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2013939554
Dewey Decimal Code 811.6

Media reviews

Citations

Booklist, 11/15/2013, Page 9
Library Journal, 11/01/2013, Page 104
Publishers Weekly, 12/23/2013, Page 0

About the author

Dexter L. Booth earned an MFA in creative writing from Arizona State University. His poems have appeared in Amendment, Grist, New Delta Review, and Willow Springs. He lives in Tempe, Arizona.

More Copies for Sale

Show all copies

Stock photo: cover may vary

Scratching the Ghost: Poems

by Booth, Dexter L.

Used
Very good
Paperback

Condition: Very good
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Quantity available: 1
Seller: Open Books
Item price: A$4.16

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:

Graywolf Press, 11/5/2013 12:00:01 A. paperback. Very Good. 0.3000 in x 9.1000 in x 5.9000 in. Light edge wear.

Add to wish list

Item price

A$4.16

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Stock photo: cover may vary

Scratching the Ghost: Poems

by Booth, Dexter L

Used

Condition: Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Quantity available: 1
Seller: Magers and Quinn Booksellers

Biblio Top Seller
Item price: A$9.18

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:

Graywolf Press. Used - Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Add to wish list

Item price

A$9.18

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Stock photo: cover may vary

Scratching the Ghost: Poems

by Booth, Dexter L

Used

Condition: Used
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Quantity available: 1
Seller: Magers and Quinn Booksellers

Biblio Top Seller
Item price: A$9.18

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:

Graywolf Press. Used - Acceptable. May have underlining, highlighting, margin notes, remainder marks, inscriptions, book plates, tears, significant wear, and/or a missing dust jacket, box, or discs. Damaged item.

Add to wish list

Item price

A$9.18

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Scratching the Ghost : Poems

by Dexter L. Booth

Used
Very good
Paperback

Condition: Very good
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Quantity available: 2
Seller: ThriftBooks

Biblio Top Seller
Item price: A$9.36

Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:

Graywolf Press, 2013. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Add to wish list

Item price

A$9.36

Free Delivery to USA

Stock photo: cover may vary

Scratching the Ghost: Poems

Used

Condition: New
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Quantity available: 1
Seller: Wonder Book
Item price: A$9.43

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:

Graywolf Press. Used - Like New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Add to wish list

Item price

A$9.43

A$5.64 Delivery to USA

Stock photo: cover may vary

Scratching the Ghost: Poems

by Booth, Dexter L

Used
Paperback

Condition: Used
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13: 9781555976606 / 1555976603
Quantity available: 1
Seller: Ergodebooks
Item price: A$13.35

Free Delivery to USA

Show details

Description:

Graywolf Press, 2013-11-05. paperback. Used: Good. 6.31x0.28x8.92. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy.

Add to wish list

Item price

A$13.35

Free Delivery to USA

Stock photo: cover may vary