The Enemies of Leisure

by John Gery

The Enemies of Leisure, a collection drawn from a decade of writing, wonders about the odd paradoxes of pleasure and mindfulness, leisure and labor, invisibility and truth. Bound by Aristotle's comment, "Happiness appears to depend on leisure," the book divides into four sections, gathering poems concerned with sex and love, home and distances, idleness and work, and uncertainty and death. Mixing traditional and open forms, as well as high and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158654098X
• ISBN13: 9781586540982
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Story Line Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"