Cutting the Devil's Throat

by Andrew Steeves

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To play "cutting the devil's throat," hold a round stone as if you were going to skip it across the water, but throw it straight up into the air. If you do it right, the stone drops into the water without a splash, making only a sound like a gulp. The poems in Cutting the Devil's Throatcreate the persona of a young man cutting through darkness to light, finding a way to live a sane, useful life through modest yet deliberate daily action. In ghazal suites, short lyrics, and longer narrative show more poems, Steeves uses clean, precise language to open loopholes of vision in what is, for a young husband and father, a confusing, even threatening world. show less

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Clever, playful and insightful. The experiences of being a young father, and of being settled well in family and friendships are portrayed faithfully and so offer a transparent and honest reflection on life with the people love and see. And Steeves can see well.

Nov 21, 2008

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