Sanctuaries of the Beer Years
Some Poems
- Arts & Literature
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2019
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Publisher's Description
Sanctuaries of the Beer Years is the first book by emerging poet Max Enos. The collection consists of over sixty poems compiled in three sections: New England, Seoul, and a return to New England. Sanctuaries is about finding a safe environment among the chaos of modern life, while still living to the fullest. On a modest budget, and constantly moving around New England, and then to Seoul, South Korea, the reader can often relate to Enos's themes, which include seeking at least one memory in permanence. The mood shifts from ennui to severe anxiety, reflectiveness, and elation. Poor habits and vacuous energies suck the reader in, but ultimately this book is about relationships to people, nature, time spent with friends, finding love, and maintaining vitality. Enos displays truly original poetic form, and offers numerous haunting lines of verse, eccentric as its author.
Endorsements (2)
“Witty, poignant, and unexpectedly romantic. Max Enos takes readers on a heart-wrenching and simultaneously heart-warming journey through nostalgia. His words vividly paint the flux and confusion of ‘belonging’ when home holds many meanings. Enos’s work touches on the inner anxieties and ailments of the human condition while providing subtle, yet sharp social commentary on American life. A brilliant body of work that honors the past while acknowledging hindsight, Enos’s poetry draws you into his world, travels, and insights and leaves you wanting more.”
“Max Enos’s poems exist in a twilit landscape, word-drunk or beer-drunk, but always wry and prescient. . . . From the gritty streets of Worcester and Lowell or the liminal landscapes of Gloucester and Rockport to the chaos of Seoul, these poems ‘Look through the darkness at the ivy bushes / past the secret grief of city dogs / to stray cats, perfect in moonless wanderings.’ The meditative poems of Sanctuaries of the Beer Years mark an auspicious debut.”
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