About this title: Many of the poems are set in a recognizable epoch, those years of World War II, on the home front, and after. Notable in these poems is a high sense of loss that has been rendered tenable by the kind of lyric narrative that Yeats knew so well. The poet affirms for us the passing of the many things we never really held, though we may have thought we did. These poems are not talking poems. They sing. They chant. They leave indelible tracks across our eyes. The book begins with a kind of quiet precision found in Emily Dickinson, moves into haunting narrative lyrics, and ends in the realm of the ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780911198966ISBN:0911198962
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Date published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780911198966ISBN:0911198962
Description: Very Good. 1989 Paperback. "Commissioning organisation: by Jim Barnes. 61 p., [1] leaf of plates ill. 23 cm. Paperback. Very good copy, firm binding, general wear to covers, clean text. " Keywords: "Poetry, Drama & Criticism-Poetry-By Period, Subjects-Poetry, Drama & Criticism-Poetry-By Period-20th Century, Subjects-Poetry, Drama & Criticism-Poetry-" Not a first edition copy. All books in stock. We ship daily from our warehouse. Over 200, 000 customers served online! Our feedback reflects our ... read more
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