About this title: More than 25 years after the appearance of Strand's first "Selected Poems," readers have a magnificent new gathering of his work. "New Selected Poems" represents an essential compilation from one of the most beloved and honored American poets at work today.
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Publisher: Knopf
Date Published: 2007
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Date Published: 2007
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Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Date Published: 2009-01-13
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Date Published: 2009
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Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
Date Published: 2007-09-25
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"A nice mix of the abstract, the philosophical, and the concrete. This collected work is one to study for the modern poet and one to read for pleasure for everyone else."
"I really don't remember who recommended this one to me, the problem with having too much on your to-read list. This is the second collection of Strand poems, a winner of the Pulitzer Prize. I was talking to Tessa yesterday about how sometimes a "greatest hits" is the best thing if you're not overly fond of the poet in question.
This is definitely how I feel about Strand, a poet who writes poetry that, for me at least, is just okay. There are definitely some lines I like a lot but there's just not an electric feeling that I've gotten from from some of the other poets I've read lately.
I think my favorites all came from Strand's early work, based on the copyright dates at the start of the book. "The Tunnel" is pretty typical of the early material":
"A man has been standing in fron of my house for days. I peek at him from the living room window and at night, unable to sleep,m I shine my flashlight down on the lawn. He is always here.
After awhile I open the front door just a crack and order him out of my yard. He narrows his eyes and moans. I slam the door and dash back to the kitchen, then up to the bedroom, then down.
I weep like a schoolgirl and make obscene gestures through the window. I write large suicide notes and place them so he can read them easily. I destroy the living room furniture to prove I own nothing of value.
When he seems unmoved I decide to dig a tunnel to a neighboring yard. I seal the basement off from the upstairs with a brick wall. I dig hard and in no time the tunnel is done. Leaving my pick and shovel below,
I come out in front of a house and stand there too tired to move or even speak, hoping someone will help me. I feel I'm being watched and sometimes I hear a man's voice, but nothing is done and I have been waiting for days."
This somewhat disturbed narrator dominates the early poetry, and when he leaves as the book progresses, the poems seem to drift a bit.
Perhaps the strangest section of all, however, is "The Monument", a lengthy commentary on the idea of legacy. Broken into 52 instructions to an unnamed translator, it really seemed out of place within the context of a poetry collection and probably would have been better served on its own--it appears to be new for this collection.
By the time we reach the most recent poetry, it seems as though Stern has run out of steam. The lines are very simple and the voice disappears. Still, it's well written, just not really my thing. In addition, a lot of the poetry starts getting longer and I generally prefer shorter verse.
Overall, while I don't know that I feel I need to read more Stern, there's definitely enough worthwhile here to recommend for someone else to try. (Library, 02/08)
Trebby's Take: Not for everyone, but worth a try."
"I know Strand should get the five stars given his reputation, but he is someone I find at times enjoyable and at times annoying. His earlier and most recent poems strike me as the most natural, while his Pulitzer Prize collection (Blizzard of One) is too overwritten for my tastes."
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