David R. Memmott's Books
Sep.03.2012
"In his sixth book of poems, Lost Transmissions (Serving House Books, Sept. 2012), David Memmott speaks to the need we have to explore the depths of our own psyches, a need so insistent that many of us would sell our souls to unearth the answers to what motivates our lives--what motivates our actions. The poems express as well the power of verse, how it can help us rise above...
Mar.01.2009
176 page collection of Memmott's poetry including some earlier work much revised. The collection revolves around two never-before published long poems with Western theme, "Judging the Distance," and "Where the Yellow Brick Road Turns West."
"Rich in multiple personae - Dreamer, Warrior, Traveler, Gardener, Lover, Son, Witness, Poet, Giving It Away is mature...
Feb.25.2008
It was recently announced that "Disciples of Paradox" was nominated for the Rhysling Award in the long poem category. The Rhysling Awards recognize the very best speculative and fantastic poetry published during the previous calendar year. Memmott was a Rhysling Award winner in 1990 in the long poem category. This is Memmott's fourth nomination. "Disciples of Paradox...
Sep.01.2007
If you think the world is crazy now, just wait.
Worldbenders are trained to re-invent the past. Benito Cortezar creates a perfect past only to find it haunted by forces he cannot control.
At the watershed of human and posthuman, in the clash between Dreamtime and Primetime, a gaggle of fractured heroes are caught up in a struggle between those yet to come and those waiting to...
Aug.01.1999
Thomas E. Kennedy, in his introduction for Shadow Bones, commends these twelve stories for the author's dedication "to literature that speculates not so much about the arbitrary manners of our crumbling civilization as its ground zero, about the science which is writing the fiction of our reality, and the shamanic nonrational forces that are claiming it back."
"For...
May.03.1996
The Larger Earth was recently selected by the Oregon State Library and Poetry Northwest magazine as one of the top 150 books of poetry published over the 150 years of Oregon statehood in honor of the state's Sesquicentennial.
The Larger Earth is a cycle of longer poems revolving around the figure of an astronaut who has returned to earth a changed man. These Descending Notes...
Long narrative poem recounting Memmott's mythic remembrance of his journey West as a child after his mother left an abusive relationship and met his stepfather in Nevada.
PRIMETIME is philosophic sf at its best. ”
—Paul DiFilippo, Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine
About David
David Memmott has published six books of poetry, a novel and a story collection. His newest book of poems is Lost Transmissions (Serving House Books, 2012). He recently completed his second novel, Canned Tuna and has begun the long journey towards...
David’s Favorite Books
Although the old adage of the favorite book being the one you're reading applies equally to me, some of my favorite books in recent years have been Haruki...