Black Velvet Elvis.Black Velvet Elvis A Velvet Elvis, sometimes known as a Velvis, is a painting of Elvis Presley on velvet. This combination is considered a typical example of kitsch. It is typically a costumed torso of Elvis holding a microphone, painted on black, navy blue, red or purple velvet. J.D. Black The Porcupine's Quill Inc. 68 Main St., Erin, Ontario N0B IT0 0889842779 $16.95 www.sentex.net/~pql The debut poetry collection of J.D. Black, Black Velvet Elvis is a unique free-verse compilation that varies in tone from gritty and brutal to urgent to painfully awash with memories. From the loss suffered by a Holocaust survivor, to the sudden manifestation of the fierce wolf within an ordinary dog, to the recurring figure of a menacing redneck and a guest appearance by the sadly diminished presence of "The King" Elvis Presley, Black Velvet Elvis keeps the reader guessing with its heart-rending surprises up to the very last poem. "Nonet no·net n. 1. A combination of nine instruments or voices. 2. A composition written for such a combination. [Italian nonetto, from diminutive of nono, ninth : Cheshire Cat": Cheshire Cat (who'd lain dangling a shin, / Straddling strad·dle v. strad·dled, strad·dling, strad·dles v.tr. 1. a. To stand or sit with a leg on each side of; bestride: straddle a horse. b. a branch, lazy as sin, / Lashing his tail in chagrin / With a slow tail-tip spin) / Vanished like a jinn jinn (genii) class of demon assuming animal/human form. [Arab. Myth.: Benét, 13, 521] See : Demon , / From tail-tip in, / Past his chin, / To thin / Grin. |
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