Bøker av Dave Morrison

First published in 2008, Sliver remains one of poet Dave Morrison's most popular works. Hailed as 'A hearty weed in the garden of American poetry' Dave Morrison's poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, and featured on Writer's Almanac, Take Heart, and Poems from Here. Another Good Day Begins (Soul Finger Press 2022) is his most recent collection. After years of playing in rock bands in Boston and NYC, Morrison now lives on the coast of Maine.

Hot Tears of Shame is poet Dave Morrison's Greatest Hits, culled from eight previous collections."There is no voice quite like his. What shines in every poem is musical sound and rhythm, grittiness, reality, humor, and the rare ability to tackle serious subjects without taking himself too seriously. There is a wonderful, refreshing lack of pretentiousness and self-pity in all his poemsand books."Alice Persons / Poet, Editor and Publisher Moon Pie Press

A Murder of Crows Descended, Displacing an Exultation of Larks is poet Dave Morrison's sixteenth collection. Writing during a pandemic amplified his usual themes of yearning and loss, unresolved personal history, the back-alley brawl between joy and despair, endurance and redemption, all with his trademark understatement.

Stethoscope is poet Dave Morrison's ninth collection of poetry. Hailed as 'A hearty weed in the garden of American poetry' Dave Morrison's poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, and featured on Writer's Almanac. "In Stethoscope, Dave Morrison the poet has fully arrived. Few people participate as fully in the musical awe beaten out in these poems as Dave Morrison maintains naturally all the time. "I'm transcribing as fast as I can," he says of words given to him in a dream, "but / they are disappearing in the / morning sun." Luckily for us, he has trained his ear to pick up the pulse no matter how faint, and amplify it with practiced skill. In this book, his transcriptive powers have hit full blossom." Dana Wilde - author of The Other End of the Driveway and editor of Uni-Verse

Hailed as 'A hearty weed in the garden of American poetry' Dave Morrison's poems have been published in literary magazines and anthologies, and featured on Writer's Almanac. 'Fail' is his eighth collection of poetry. "There is no voice quite like his. What shines in every poem is musical sound and rhythm, grittiness, reality, humor, and the rare ability to tackle serious subjects without taking himself too seriously." (Alice Persons, Editor and Publisher, Moon Pie Press) "Morrison's eye for detail and his razor-sharp sense of humor elevate his words into something visceral and anchored in the real world, whether it's in the past or the present." (Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News) "By tapping into his tumultuous past, Morrison has created work that is not only technically sound, but viscerally engaging. His is no passive verse; it grabs you by the collar and demands your attention." (Allen Adams, themaineedge.com)

It was energy & fatigue, wildness & sameness, authenticity & illusion; it was magic & possibility & expression, it was boredom, ego, bullshit. It was fun & sex & drinks, abuse & addiction & violence. It was inclusion & loneliness, defeat and heartache, it was transformation & magic, it was music, it was everything, it made everything else not matter. Welcome to Clubland. No cover, no drink minimum. Clubland is a collection of poems about rock & roll bars, written in verse. This is Dave Morrison's seventh poetry collection. "Morrison can be trusted to not waste your time; every poem is worth the read. He never missteps in his wistful yet frank look at the bars, motels, managers, band members and girl friends that make up the world of Boston rock. It's a perfect book for late night with a drink..." (review excerpt - Boston Groupie News)