Even though -- Memoir -- New year's morning -- Harvard, Illinois -- Junkyard -- Compassion -- Home -- Our flag -- Dissection -- Nursing -- Hope -- Benevolence -- Iphigenia -- Arithmetic -- The book of Nelly Sachs -- Sleep -- War as the cherry blossoms -- The emptiness -- Correction -- Night -- The confession of an apricot -- The farm -- Oyster bar -- Pelican -- Fluency -- Almost -- Out past the dead end sign
"The unusual voice encountered in Curses and Wishes carries a quiet, slightly elevated conversational tone, which flows from intimate secrets to wider social concerns. The poet has faith in economy and trusts in images to transfer knowledge that speech cannot. In Curses and Wishes the short, simple lines add up to a thoughtful book possessed with lyrical melancholy, a harmony of sadness and joy that sing: "May happiness be a wheel, a lit throne, spinning / in the vast pinprick of darkness." By the close of this ambitious work the poet has inspired readers to see the multifaceted effects of our human connections."--P. [4] of cover
Verlag:
Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, La.
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EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA
"The unusual voice encountered in Curses and Wishes carries a quiet, slightly elevated conversational tone, which flows from intimate secrets to wider social concerns. The poet has faith in economy and trusts in images to transfer knowledge that...
mehr
"The unusual voice encountered in Curses and Wishes carries a quiet, slightly elevated conversational tone, which flows from intimate secrets to wider social concerns. The poet has faith in economy and trusts in images to transfer knowledge that speech cannot. In Curses and Wishes the short, simple lines add up to a thoughtful book possessed with lyrical melancholy, a harmony of sadness and joy that sing: "May happiness be a wheel, a lit throne, spinning / in the vast pinprick of darkness." By the close of this ambitious work the poet has inspired readers to see the multifaceted effects of our human connections."--Page 4 of cover.
The award-winning author has great faith in economy and, like a true poet, trusts images to transfer knowledge that speech cannot. In "Curses and Wishes" the deceptively short, simple lines add up to a pensive book possessed with an astonishing...
mehr
The award-winning author has great faith in economy and, like a true poet, trusts images to transfer knowledge that speech cannot. In "Curses and Wishes" the deceptively short, simple lines add up to a pensive book possessed with an astonishing lyrical melancholy, a harmony of sadness and joy that sing: "May happiness be a wheel, a lit throne, spinning / in the vast pinprick of darkness." It is through such poignant brevity that Adamshick can convey his own mastery and reflect on the human condition. Cover -- Contents -- Even though -- Memoir -- New year's morning -- Harvard, Illinois -- Junkyard -- Compassion -- Home -- Our flag -- Dissection -- Nursing -- Hope -- Benevolence -- Iphigenia -- Arithmetic -- The book of Nelly Sachs -- Sleep -- War as the cherry blossoms -- The emptiness -- Correction -- Night -- The confession of an apricot -- The farm -- Oyster bar -- Pelican -- Fluency -- Almost -- Out past the dead end sign -- Acknowledgments.