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The idea for More Songs the Radio Won't Play came to Stan Rogal while he listened to singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards's "One More Song the Radio Won't Like." In these poems, he takes formerly "popular" tunes (from various genres) and transforms them. Self-referentiality; mashups of the erudite and the profane; allusions to other arts and sciences; the insertion and bending of biographical and historical facts; problematic snippets of philosophy and literary theory, quotes, and bastardizations; deploying non- or a-poetical language to challenge notions of how a poem should work; sampling; and off-kilter humor work together to update Rogal's playlist for a present-day audience.
While his poems unavoidably serve to comment on the world today, Rogal resists a central message; the true emphasis of this collection is on the process of creation. It's not the destination but the journey that is of significance. Not mere cover versions, not exactly parodies (though parodic), these poems are redactions, mutations, Frankensteins … they resemble the original - somewhat - yet are also grossly different. And it's Rogal's sincere hope that the originating artists, like his readers, accept these burnt offerings as tributes. A collection of lyric poetry inspired by titles of popular songs.
Born in Vancouver, and now living in Toronto, Stan Rogal is the author of 27 books, including eight novels, seven story collections, and 12 poetry collections. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Rogal is also a produced playwright and the former coordinator of Toronto's popular Idler Pub Reading Series.
Sales and Market Bullets
• TAPS INTO HUMANITY'S DEEP CONNECTION WITH MUSIC: Open and heartfelt, More Songs the Radio Won't Play features intimate poems based on songs that have played a significant role in Rogal's life.
• PROLIFIC AUTHOR: A return author to ECW, Stan Rogal has written over 25 books, eight novels, seven story collections, and 12 poetry collections. His poetry collection The Imaginary Museum was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1998.
While his poems unavoidably serve to comment on the world today, Rogal resists a central message; the true emphasis of this collection is on the process of creation. It's not the destination but the journey that is of significance. Not mere cover versions, not exactly parodies (though parodic), these poems are redactions, mutations, Frankensteins … they resemble the original - somewhat - yet are also grossly different. And it's Rogal's sincere hope that the originating artists, like his readers, accept these burnt offerings as tributes. A collection of lyric poetry inspired by titles of popular songs.
Born in Vancouver, and now living in Toronto, Stan Rogal is the author of 27 books, including eight novels, seven story collections, and 12 poetry collections. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies in Canada, the U.S., and Europe. Rogal is also a produced playwright and the former coordinator of Toronto's popular Idler Pub Reading Series.
Sales and Market Bullets
• TAPS INTO HUMANITY'S DEEP CONNECTION WITH MUSIC: Open and heartfelt, More Songs the Radio Won't Play features intimate poems based on songs that have played a significant role in Rogal's life.
• PROLIFIC AUTHOR: A return author to ECW, Stan Rogal has written over 25 books, eight novels, seven story collections, and 12 poetry collections. His poetry collection The Imaginary Museum was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1998.