Loose to the World: Poems - Couverture souple

Rappaport, Henry

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1553803388 ISBN 13 : 9781553803386

Editeur : Ronsdale Press, 2014

Synopsis

These poems lead the reader into a world that reveals a balancing act between the familiar and known, the mysterious and wild. Some poems are narrative, some imagistic meditations, and some are small, playful pieces that edge into wisdom: "Here, here, you sing and now / Between me and what I see / lives eternity". Throughout there is a unifying voice that is all Rappaport's own and (unimaginably) blends scepticism with mysticism. The poems present themselves as both playful and worldly wise. These are poems that prefer understatement to hyperbole, with the capacity to compact turns of phrase and occasional rhyme so as to maximise their energy. The very structure of the book -- stating and then returning to themes -- enhances the energy and freshness of the collection by placing contrasting poems in juxtaposition. Rappaport's voice makes the reader lean in so as to better hear what will next be said: "I sometimes wonder who / else is livin gin this body". His voice makes witty, humorous, truthful observations with a facility of language that is confident, relaxed, playful, and all his own.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Henry Rappaport, the cofounder of Intermedia Press in Vancouver, B.C., grew up in Monticello, New York. He graduated from Syracuse University where he won the Whiffin Prize for Poetry and went on to receive his M.A. from the University of Washington. He has lived in Vancouver since 1968, where he writes full time.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ronsdale Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1553803388
• ISBN 13: 9781553803386
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 100
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne