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“Balloons the Shape of Manhattan” by John Randolph Carter

October 21, 2009 – 2:08 pm

Mark Miller, RISING SON (FLAG#6); Gouache, glitter, collage; 9 x 11 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Pierogi Flat Files.
John Randolph Carter’s taut but rangy take on Americana merges familiar subjects and settings to a satisfyingly bizarre effect. His verse strikes a difficult balance between originality and appeal, luring in the audience with its tidy structure, friendly diction, and tasteful embellishment, only in the end to reveal its surprise as omen.

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