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Author: Adrienne Rich Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393079724 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 63
Book Description
In the traditional of great literary manifestos, Norton is proud to present this powerful work by Adrienne Rich. With passion, critical questioning, and humor, Adrienne Rich suggests how poetry has actually been lived in the world, past and present. In this essay, which was the basis for her speech upon accepting the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, she ranges among themes including poetry's disparagement as "either immoral or unprofitable," the politics of translation, how poetry enters into extreme situations, different poetries as conversations across place and time. In its openness to many voices, Poetry and Commitment offers a perspective on poetry in an ever more divided and violent world. "I hope never to idealize poetry—it has suffered enough from that. Poetry is not a healing lotion, an emotional massage, a kind of linguistic aromatherapy. Neither is it a blueprint, nor an instruction manual, nor a billboard."
Author: Adrienne Rich Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393079724 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 63
Book Description
In the traditional of great literary manifestos, Norton is proud to present this powerful work by Adrienne Rich. With passion, critical questioning, and humor, Adrienne Rich suggests how poetry has actually been lived in the world, past and present. In this essay, which was the basis for her speech upon accepting the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, she ranges among themes including poetry's disparagement as "either immoral or unprofitable," the politics of translation, how poetry enters into extreme situations, different poetries as conversations across place and time. In its openness to many voices, Poetry and Commitment offers a perspective on poetry in an ever more divided and violent world. "I hope never to idealize poetry—it has suffered enough from that. Poetry is not a healing lotion, an emotional massage, a kind of linguistic aromatherapy. Neither is it a blueprint, nor an instruction manual, nor a billboard."
Author: Andrea Gibson Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 1452177406 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 135
Book Description
How can a poem transform a life? Could poetry change the world? In this accessible volume, spoken-word stars Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley roll out the welcome mat and prove that poetry is for everyone. Whether lapsed poetry lovers, aspiring poets, or total novices, readers will learn to uncover verse in unexpected places, find their way through a poem when they don't quite "get it," and discover just how transformative poetry can be. This is a gorgeous and inspiring gift for any fan of the written word.
Author: Adrienne Rich Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393079678 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 97
Book Description
Collects new poems by the author, that celebrate social presence under enforced isolation, aggressive authority, and ancient and present wars.
Author: Marlen Vesiroos Publisher: ISBN: 9789916396629 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 0
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With lyrical grace and a poet's keen insight, she explores the intricate tapestry of love and commitment that weaves through the fabric of our lives.
Author: Patricia Lockwood Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0143126520 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 82
Book Description
The acclaimed second collection of poetry by Patricia Lockwood, Booker Prize finalist author of the novel No One Is Talking About This and the memoir Priestdaddy SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times * The Boston Globe * Powell’s * The Strand * Barnes & Noble * BuzzFeed * Flavorwire “A formidably gifted writer who can do pretty much anything she pleases.” – The New York Times Book Review Colloquial and incantatory, the poems in Patricia Lockwood’s second collection address the most urgent questions of our time, like: Is America going down on Canada? What happens when Niagara Falls gets drunk at a wedding? Is it legal to marry a stuffed owl exhibit? Why isn’t anyone named Gary anymore? Did the Hatfield and McCoy babies ever fall in love? The steep tilt of Lockwood’s lines sends the reader snowballing downhill, accumulating pieces of the scenery with every turn. The poems’ subject is the natural world, but their images would never occur in nature. This book is serious and funny at the same time, like a big grave with a clown lying in it.
Author: David Pryor Publisher: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies ISBN: 9781935106104 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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David Pryor s career of public service is unparalleled in Arkansas history: he has been elected state representative, congressman, governor, and, alongside Dale Bumpers, U.S. senator (19791997). Through it all, Pryor s curiosity, compassion, and concern for ordinary Americans draw the reader from one colorful vignette to another."
Author: Marilyn Hacker Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company ISBN: 0393351114 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 224
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This critically acclaimed sonnet sequence is the passionately intense story of a love affair between two women, from the electricity of their first acquaintance to the experience of their parting.
Author: Adrienne Rich
Author: Adrienne Rich
Author: Andrea Gibson
Author: Adrienne Rich
Author: Ben Lerner
Author: Marlen Vesiroos
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Author: David Pryor
Author: Marilyn Hacker