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“In poems swirling with music, memory, and family, Kevin Rabas’ On Drums speaks with a jazz-inflected, plain-spoken, Great Plains-based lyricism. Rabas finds joy, sorrow, and insight in the most mundane moments of everyday life—his vision and this book remind us all to slow down and pay attention.”--Megan Kaminski, Deep City “Kevin Rabas' On Drums is a prime example of what Rabas does best: give us compelling snapshots of life being well lived. Our poet laureate takes us on a tour of a world uniquely his own, and yet undeniably relatable. These poems and sketches chronicle a diverse life of jazz and family, barbells and God. Cordoned into nine distinct sections, touching various facets of a truly rounded experience. This book does not preach, does not judge, doesn't even suggest, but engagingly documents a perfectly flawed world through the eyes of a working person's poet. Pick up this book and find out why Kevin Rabas is synonymous with jazz, poetry, and so much more.”--James Benger, The Park Poet Laureate of Kansas (2017-2019) Kevin Rabas teaches at Emporia State University, where he leads the poetry and playwriting tracks and chairs the Department of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism. He has eleven other books, including Lisa’s Flying Electric Piano, a Kansas Notable Book and Nelson Poetry Book Award winner. Rabas’s plays have been produced across Kansas and in North Carolina and San Diego. His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize six times. The 2018 Emporia State Roe R. Cross Professor, he also is the recipient of the Emporia State President’s and Liberal Arts & Sciences Awards for Research and Creativity. He is the winner of the Langston Hughes Award for Poetry, the Victor Contoski Poetry Award, the Jerome Johanning Playwriting Award, and the Salina New Voice Award.

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