
A priest has written to Knopf objecting to the jacket art on J.D. McClatchy&rsquo;s Plundered Hearts.


The priest writes: &ldquo;I just took a look at the upcoming JD McClatchy book. I know the cover is based on an artist&amp;#8217;s photographic work.



Still, there&amp;#8217;s the guy in the top middle on his back, legs open, with an erection. Is this really sensible? I don&amp;#8217;t think even the TV premium stations such as HBO and their more explicit depictions of naked people go that far. Lars van Trier&amp;#8217;s newest movie has, I understand, Shia LaBouef with a hard on&amp;#8230;.and it is exceptional enough to be mentioned in the press.


Is Knopf really that interested in testing/stretching social norms with a book cover for poetry?



I&amp;#8217;m baffled.&rdquo;



I suppose if Where&rsquo;s Waldo is a thing, this can be too.


#wherestheerection?
#poetry



