The Opposite House: Poems - Couverture souple

Emerson, Claudia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0807158488 ISBN 13 : 9780807158487

Editeur : Louisiana State University Press, 2015

Synopsis

With graceful lines swooping like a bird in flight, Claudia Emerson's newest collection explores the harsh realities of aging and the limitations of the human body, as well as the loneliness, fear, and anger that can accompany us as we live.

Keenly observed and beautifully executed, these poems move from the grim façade that hides beauty-prosthetic eyes- to the beautiful scene that conceals violence-a rural retreat. Emerson also considers once common things that are fast becoming obsolete: cursive writing, telephone booths, barbers.

At once hopeful and cognizant of all the reasons why humans might despair, these poems echo with remarkable insight into the true nature of life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Claudia Emerson's poetry collections include Late Wife, Figure Studies, Secure the Shadow, and The Opposite House. Before her death in 2014, she was professor of English and a member of the creative writing faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University. Emerson served as poet laureate of Virginia and won numerous awards for teaching and writing, including the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Louisiana State University Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0807158488
• ISBN 13: 9780807158487
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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