Mornings Like This: Found Poems – Witty, Moving Poetry from Van Gogh's Letters and Old Books by Beloved Author Annie Dillard - Couverture souple

Dillard, Annie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060927259 ISBN 13 : 9780060927257

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 1996

Synopsis

"Found poems are to their poet what no-fault insurance is to beneficiaries: payoffs waiting to happen where everyone wins and no one is blamed. Dillard culls about 40 such happy accidents from sources as diverse as a The American Boys Handy Book (1882) and the letters of Van Gogh. . . . the poet aims for a lucky, loaded symbolism that catapults the reader into an epiphany never imagined by the original authors."  — Publishers Weekly

In Mornings Like This, beloved author Annie Dillard has given us a witty and moving collection of poems in a wholly original form, sure to charm her fans, both old and new.

Extracting and rearranging sentences from old and odd books—From D.C. Beard's "The American Boys Handy Book" in 1882 to Van Gogh's letters to David Greyson's "The Countryman's Year" in 1936—Dillard has composed poems on poetry’s most heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. A unique, clever, and original collection, Dillard’s characteristic voice sounds throughout the pages. 

A masterwork of curation, Mornings Like This reveals the extraordinary hidden in the ordinary:

• An Original Literary Form: Witness a master at work as Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from forgotten books to create something entirely new and breathtaking.
• Witty and Profound: From the comical instructions in "The American Boys Handy Book" to the heartbreaking letters of Van Gogh, each poem finds the perfect balance between humor and depth.
• Unexpected Sources: Journey through a curated archive of odd and wonderful texts, including maritime charts, emergency care manuals, and natural histories, each transformed by Dillard's unique vision.
• Timeless Themes: Explore poetry’s most heartfelt subjects—love, nature, mortality, and memory—woven together from the words of others into a singular, cohesive collection.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Annie Dillard is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Writing Life, The Living and The Maytrees. She is a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters and has received fellowship grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In Mornings Like This, Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from old--and often odd--books, and composes ironic poems--some serious, some light--on the heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. Clever, original, sometimes humorous, and often profound, this collection is sure to charm her fans, both old and new.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060927259
• ISBN 13: 9780060927257
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96
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