A "dead man's float" is a survival technique used by swimmers during an exhausting journey. Reading and writing poems served as Jim Harrison's dead man's float when he gritted through the agonies and indignities of shingles and surgeries late in his life. During a lengthy convalescence, Harrison extolled fellow poets who suffered greater hardships and brutal deaths-Lorca, Machado, Mandelstam-and marveled at the beauty they created. Originally published just two months before Harrison died at his home office, Dead Man's Float shows his increasing preoccupation with time and the hardships of aging.
Complete with his final poem, Harrison's last collection bares the heart of one of America's most beloved poets.
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Jim Harrison was the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction--including Legends of the Fall, the acclaimed trilogy of novellas, and The Shape of the Journey: New and Collected Poems. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, and in 2007 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Bracingly candid, gracefully elegiac, tough, and passionate, Harrison travels the deep river of the spirit. Booklist[Jim Harrison] is still close to the source. . . . Dead Mans Float is, as its title would suggest, a flinty and psalmist look at mortality and wonder. Los Angeles TimesTwo months after the hardback publication of Dead Mans Float, Jim Harrison was found dead in his home office. Harrison always thought he would die young, and when he didnt he became increasingly preoccupied with time. As old age proved to be a harrowing trial, Harrison titled his book after a survival technique used by swimmers during an exhausting journey. This paperback edition includes the poem Harrison was writing at the time of his death, published here for the first time.From Bridge:. . . Sometimes the sea roars and howls like the animal it is, a continent wide and alive. What beauty in this the darkest musicover which you can hear the lightest music of humanbehavior, the tender connection between men and galaxies . . .Jim Harrison was the author of over thirty books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. His books have been translated into two dozen languages, and in 2007 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Complete with his final poem, Harrisons last collection bares the heart of one of Americas most beloved poets. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781556595424
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