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Amazon, The Fame of God by AJ Kaufmann (Kendra Steiner Edition, July 2010)

The latest collection from Aj Kaufmann is set in the Amazon and tells the cryptic
story of Aguirre. He a character that feels both disconnected from his family and
haunting by demons both literal and perhaps figurative. He is on a journey to escape
what haunts him and to reconnect to his family at the same time. In that sense this
may seem like a traditional tale, but it is told with some really compelling imagery.

This collection is filled with blue monkeys, angels, jungles, rivers, and even God himself. There is struggle, doubt, fear, and confusion that ultimately turns into a meage-twist ending. The collection is inspired by the film "Aguirre, The Wrath of God" (1973) which was directed by Werner Herzog and starred Klaus Kinski. This is the #166th release from Kendra Steiner Editions and is a fine collection of poems. It was published on July 20th in an edition of 49.

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