Ephemeron: Poems - Couverture souple

Hummer, T. R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807139874 ISBN 13 : 9780807139875

Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 2011

Synopsis

T. R. Hummer's new and characteristically pyrotechnic collection takes its title from the rare (in English) singular form of the common word "ephemera." In a work of startling originality, the poet presents a meditation on ephemerality from the point of view of the ephemeron itself as it passes, be it the individual, the atom, the particle.
Hummer's work is existential and atemporal. The scope of the poems gradually broadens from the opening section, also called "Ephemeron," through "Either/Or," which is a fulcrum, on to plural "Ephemera." The vision that emerges is haunting, evoking the aftermath of a physical, psychological, and spiritual apocalypse.
Relentless in its stalking of the boundary between being and nonbeing, Ephemeron becomes a tour-de-force that shines a spotlight into dark corners of Being, revealing yet more darkness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Born on a farm in rural Mississippi, T. R. Hummer is the author of fourteen books of poetry and essays. Former editor of the Georgia Review and the Kenyon Review, he is a Guggenheim fellow in poetry and has won numerous awards for his work.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Louisiana State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807139874
• ISBN 13: 9780807139875
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
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