lsu press mär 2009 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The poems in Daniel Mark Epsteins eighth poetry collection range from the solid and accomplished works for which he is known to astonishing pieces that are near-spiritual encounters. Always an assured poet, Epstein employs inventive rhythms to remarkable effect in these new poems, as if the reader is not so much reading the poems as remembering them. And with the discovery each poem brings, there is a shock of recognition, as though these elusive yet essential ideas have been present all along. The Glass House is an amazing bookwonderful in its evocations of nature, encouraging sometimes, often elegiac and even heartbreaking.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Poems, veteran poet David R. Slavitt touches on topics from the mundane to the mysterious with his signature wit and intelligence. In Stupid, for instance, he transforms a simple head cold into an appreciation for the richness of consciousness, and in Waking, the very effort of rising from bed becomes something like a miracle: I heave myself up to a sitting position, pause / a moment, and am amazed by what I have done . . . . Slavitt explores the range of the human condition with such ease and insight that readers cannot help but ponder what life isand what it could be. What if, like the mythic sea creature in The Dogfish, humans could return to the womb when frightened In the collections title poem, Slavitt gives a voice to the Seven Deadly Sins, each of which claims, persuasively, to possess a value to humans that is seldom noticed or appreciated. Slavitt has a unique ability to examine an idea, be it virtue or vice, dark or blithe, and to offer perspective and wisdom about the conundrums of our existence.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The poems in Daniel Mark Epsteins eighth poetry collection range from the solid and accomplished works for which he is known to astonishing pieces that are near-spiritual encounters. Always an assured poet, Epstein employs inventive rhythms to remarkable effect in these new poems, as if the reader is not so much reading the poems as remembering them. And with the discovery each poem brings, there is a shock of recognition, as though these elusive yet essential ideas have been present all along. The Glass House is an amazing bookwonderful in its evocations of nature, encouraging sometimes, often elegiac and even heartbreaking.