A debut prose-poem collection from the cult singer-songwriter.

Praise for Richard Buckner and Cuttings from the Tangle:

"During a career spent crisscrossing the country, Buckner has seen plenty. In all those hotels between here and there, at those bars and truck stops and lounges, he would sit and listen . . . Buckner puts that power of observation to good use."-NPR's Morning Edition

"This book confirms a truth hinted at all these years in the language of his lyrics: Buckner is a writer."-Literary Hub

"There are three kinds of American folk artists: those who sit, contented, on a back porch contemplating America's landscape and ways; those for whom its landscape and ways are something to stand against or move boldly through; and those whose America is a shadowy, impressionistic place that moves inside of them. This is the area that the sombre-voiced Richard Buckner has been exploring since 1994."-The Guardian

"[Buckner's writing] approach has the advantage of making his songs less a matter of analysis or personal connection for his audience; instead they function almost as talisman, evoking something more abstract and specific but nonetheless primal and important for them."-Charleston City Paper