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The Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire |
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A contemporary epic chronicling the adventures of Chatty Cathy and her band of has-been dolls.
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Chatty Cathy, while not the first talking doll, was certainly the most widely known, and the only one elevated to idiom. This unauthorized chronicle of her later career luridly illustrates the perils of reaching such linguistic heights with so very little to say.
In The Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire Jojo, Gypsy May, Marge, Tootles, and Cathy’s entire gang undertake an abject odyssey to celebrity. On their adventure, they have many picnics, listen to NPR inattentively, play charades, and discover sharp things hidden in love’s thick folds. They end where they began, unutterably broken and luminous.
Returning to the snarfs and loving exasperation of his first book, Excitement Tax, John Emil Vincent swipes left and right like no one else writing today. Because why would they?
Chatty Cathy, while not the first talking doll, was certainly the most widely known, and the only one elevated to idiom. This unauthorized chronicle of her later career luridly illustrates the perils of reaching such linguistic heights with so very little to say.
In The Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire Jojo, Gypsy May, Marge, Tootles, and Cathy’s entire gang undertake an abject odyssey to celebrity. On their adventure, they have many picnics, listen to NPR inattentively, play charades, and discover sharp things hidden in love’s thick folds. They end where they began, unutterably broken and luminous.
Returning to the snarfs and loving exasperation of his first book, Excitement Tax, John Emil Vincent swipes left and right like no one else writing today. Because why would they?
Details
Part of the Hugh MacLennan Poetry Series (number 74 in series)
96 Pages, 5 x 7.5
ISBN 9780228017042
March 2023
Formats: Paperback, eBook
“The Decline and Fall of the Chatty Empire is a story in verse of the stuttering feeling of finding one’s purpose and overcoming cultural pressures on aging women. Readers across disciplines will relate to the adventures of the contemporary that resonate throughout the book.” Montreal Review of Books
John Emil Vincent is a Montreal-based poet. His most recent collection is Bitter in the Belly.
Epyllion
I 5
II 8
III 10
IV 13
V 15
VI 16
VII 19
VIII 23
IX 25
X 27
XI 29
XII 30
XIII 31
SPQCathy
i 35
ii 38
iii 40
iv 42
v 43
Bread and Circus
a. 47
b. 49
c. 52
d. 56
e. 58
f. 60
g. 63
h. 65
i. 67
j. 69
k. 73
l. 79
m. 81
Acknowledgments 87
I 5
II 8
III 10
IV 13
V 15
VI 16
VII 19
VIII 23
IX 25
X 27
XI 29
XII 30
XIII 31
SPQCathy
i 35
ii 38
iii 40
iv 42
v 43
Bread and Circus
a. 47
b. 49
c. 52
d. 56
e. 58
f. 60
g. 63
h. 65
i. 67
j. 69
k. 73
l. 79
m. 81
Acknowledgments 87
