The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled "Hot Dog," named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In "Hot Dog," and throughout, Stern wrestles with the issues--hope, memory, faith--that have always occupied him.
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Gerald Stern (1925--2022), the author of nineteen volumes of poetry, was awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, and the Wallace Stevens Award, among many other honors.
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Paperback. Etat : Fair. One of our most acclaimed poets wrestles with the issues - love, hope, memory, faith - that have occupied him in the second half of my sixth decade on beautiful earth. The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled Hot Dog named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In Hot Dog, and throughout this collection, Stern examines the long journey towards redemption and justice and the bitter struggle - and battle - over our minds and souls. N° de réf. du vendeur 00095484424
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Paperback. Etat : Fair. One of our most acclaimed poets wrestles with the issues - love, hope, memory, faith - that have occupied him in the second half of my sixth decade on beautiful earth. The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled Hot Dog named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In Hot Dog, and throughout this collection, Stern examines the long journey towards redemption and justice and the bitter struggle - and battle - over our minds and souls. N° de réf. du vendeur CIN0393316300A
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled "Hot Dog," named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In "Hot Dog," and throughout, Stern wrestles with the issueshope, memory, faiththat have always occupied him. "For over two decades, no one has equaled Stern's compassionate, surreal parables about the burden of and the exaltation at being alive."Library Journal This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780393316308
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