Covet - Couverture souple

Edwards, Lynnell

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1597091715 ISBN 13 : 9781597091718

Editeur : Red Hen Press, 2011

Synopsis

covet (k\u00fah-vit)v. tr.: to desire, esp. to desire eagerly, to wish for, long for. As in to covet anotherÆs belongings, the ghosts of households and fixtures, their voices or warnings. Ex: she coveted the fine table, the rich furnishings of her neighborÆs home. As in to covet the past, a lost year, a lost life or one not lived. Ex: turning the photograph of her parents over in her hand, she imagined their happiness and coveted what might have been. As in to eagerly wish for the health, well-being of one for whom responsibility is given, or a child. Ex: she coveted, above all, happiness for her sons. Or, to want that (i.e. person) which one may not have, desire to possess another. Ex: thou shalt not covet.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lynnell Major Edwards is the author of three collections of poetry, Covet (2012), The Highwayman's Wife (2007) and The Farmer's Daughter (2003), all from Red Hen Press. Her book reviews and short fiction have been published nationally in such journals as Pleiades, The Hollins Critic, Connecticut Review, American Book Review, and New Madrid. She is Associate Professor of English at Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. She also writes a books column for Louisville Magazine and is Board member of InKY, inc. sponsor of the monthly literary reading series InKY, which she co-produces.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Red Hen Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1597091715
• ISBN 13: 9781597091718
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible