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Fuck Utah is the firstbook of dark poetry in a loose four book series (Fuck Utah, Utah Sucks, Utah Blows, Utah Pootah) Dark Poetry. Drugs sex ultraviolence antireligion mental illness. A few cute poems mixed in for Jessie's mom. Shout out Cherrie Porter. Version 1.9 (1/15/2018)
Fuck Utah Johnny Scarlotti 9780692484739 Books
This meal is unpalatable to the weak-hearted, narrow-minded, and to anyone who can't take a joke, but to the rest of us, Scarlotti's writing is highly digestible. Although served raw, his humor and playfulness do manage to seep through the recurrent dark themes in this book.If you're easily offended, however, then this is not the poetry selection for you. Believe me, you will find some shockingly disturbing stuff nestled in neatly with the bizarre, lustful and humorous--a combination that is rather reminiscent of Patrick Bateman in Ellis's "American Psycho".
The most graphic poem in this selection is (undoubtedly) "#37 August 11th, 1968"--and buyer beware, because it is sure to twist all but the strongest stomachs. However, this book isn't all blood and carnage. You'll find considerably lighter and funnier pieces here as well--and everything that falls in between both extremes.
The true genius of Scarlotti's poetic voice is that it's accessible to anyone. You won't find flowery sonnets here, but you will discover the light of truth and cogency shining through the darkness.
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Fuck Utah Johnny Scarlotti 9780692484739 Books Reviews
Like all excellent artists, Johnny Scarlotti doesn't care if we're discomfitted by his art. He's bold, brazen at times, tender and poignant, heart-wrenchingly so, at others. And, sometimes, he's frightening, horrifyingly macabre.
What he does, excruciatingly well, is elicit response from the audience. One could argue, at the end of the day, that it's this that defines art and this alone. Does it make us feel, elicit emotion, any emotion whatsoever? If so, the artist's job is done.
It doesn't matter, ultimately, if we like the work, love it, are saddened by it, even loathe it; what matters is that our response is strong, visceral, intense, that we have a response. Scarlotti evokes this, even when, perhaps especially when, it's uncomfortable, when he's saying things we wish to draw away from, things that are terrifying, melancholy, visceral hard-edged reality for many - too many. The truths he writes about drug addiction, forced indoctrination, and homelessness, for instance, aren't comfortable or desirable nor are those he writes about the hopelessness of losing hope, facing despair. And, certainly, what he writes about serial killers is macabre in the extreme yet becomes a social commentary on so-called civilization's hypocrisy.
No, Johnny doesn't write easy poetry oft-times; he writes poetry that challenges, shifts paradigms, makes one ponder and think. He also writes poetry that simply makes us feel.
This collection is unexpected brash and bold at times, discomfitting and morose, serious and poignant, sexy and humorous too. Scarlotti runs the gamut. If you don't like something, and chances are high there will be something you don't, keep reading for he's quite likely to surprise you with something you find you rather adore.
I'm fairly certain that Johnny here has psychopathic tendencies. lol. Much of these poems deal with ridiculous amounts of violence, either against girls who hurt him or complete strangers, all with an overall tone of indifference. The rest of the poems convey a sense of being lost in life while doing every self destructive thing he could think of drugs, violence, sex...drugs....more drugs. Lot of blood, lot of drugs. lol
The writing is definitely a free flow train of thought. Easy to read. You don't have to spend too much time (or any) dissecting each poem. This is all pretty ironic because one of his poems talks about how it takes him weeks just to get one draft done, but his style makes it look like he pumped it out in 10 minutes. It's very raw, very unpolished. I can appreciate that, especially since you don't really expect poetry to be written that way. But for me it was too unpolished. Combined with an overall tone of indifference, it was hard for me to get all that into.
That doesn't make this collection of poems bad or that I didn't like it. I feel like it's probably an acquired taste or something like that. Funny enough, I stumbled upon the author's tumblr page and bought this book because he was advertising that it was on sale. I commented on that post that I bought it and he sent me a message thanking me and that I'll have to let him know what I think. I have another one of his poem collections that I definitely will be reading here soon. Regardless of what I think of the writing itself, this guy's definitely got some stories to tell and I fully believe in supporting indie authors. So keep it up, Johnny.
This book is like the poetic journal of a dangerous psychopath- a psychopath that understands language, cadence and rhyme. Johnny does all of this, seemingly effortlessly, without being corny... unless he's intentionally being corny... which I suspect he does, too. His writing is like Rimbaud hooked up with Tony Soprano in the 21st century and, after smoking meth with Tobe Hooper, came up with this. *Censored* Utah is pulpy and unnervingly funny, but certainly not for the squeamish, those with delicate sensibilities, those without a sense of humor, or conservatives. The poems are often terrifying and more than a little revealing. Not even so much about him, but about the cultural rot laying in plain sight. The stuff that people don't want to talk about but really should. Despite it, ostensibly, being a collection of poetry, I found myself connecting the poems into a story.
As with any revue, take this for what it's worth; my tastes tend to run from high to low brow and back again very quickly. Given this, I appreciate the raw, grotesque sensibility that went into this (as well as the ear for language and rhythm) and look forward to exploring more of the Utah series (as well as 'Bleach Boys' and 'Molly is a *Censored*' when they're released.
This meal is unpalatable to the weak-hearted, narrow-minded, and to anyone who can't take a joke, but to the rest of us, Scarlotti's writing is highly digestible. Although served raw, his humor and playfulness do manage to seep through the recurrent dark themes in this book.
If you're easily offended, however, then this is not the poetry selection for you. Believe me, you will find some shockingly disturbing stuff nestled in neatly with the bizarre, lustful and humorous--a combination that is rather reminiscent of Patrick Bateman in Ellis's "American Psycho".
The most graphic poem in this selection is (undoubtedly) "#37 August 11th, 1968"--and buyer beware, because it is sure to twist all but the strongest stomachs. However, this book isn't all blood and carnage. You'll find considerably lighter and funnier pieces here as well--and everything that falls in between both extremes.
The true genius of Scarlotti's poetic voice is that it's accessible to anyone. You won't find flowery sonnets here, but you will discover the light of truth and cogency shining through the darkness.
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