The World in a Minute - Brossura

Lenhart, Gary

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1934909122 ISBN 13: 9781934909126

Casa editrice: Hanging Loose Pr, 2010

Riassunto

This is Gary Lenhar's fourth collection of poetry. He has also published two other recent books, Another Look: Selected Prose (Subpress) and The Stamp of Class: Reflections on Poetry and Social Class (University of Michigan Press). He teaches writing at Dartmouth College.

Writing about an earlier collection, Kenneth Koch said: "Not only does the strong emotion catch the reader very quickly but, almost as soon as it does so, it is undercut by an irony and/or a new understanding that leaves one shaken up, not sure exactly of where one has been (emotionally) but certainly sure that one has been traveling to important places. These high-bounding, twisting-about experiences are made possible, and plausible, by a remarkable quality the poems have of being absolutely true, true to what the poet thinks and feels, and not only convincing but also endearing"

"Gary Lenhart's The World in a Minute combines all the best of intellect and heart. This compendium of histories takes in the political, ranging from ancient Rome to the Vietnam war to the present; the personal, which verges on memoir in its reminiscences of his life from its working-class childhood roots; and an intimate look at his relationships in the world of art and literature. Lenhart's talent is in fusing public events and injustices with the day-to-day details of an individual life. Writing in a variety of forms with a sly humor and sophisticated wit, he allows us access to personal revelation at the same time that be gently remains the outsider. Yet, everything in Lenhart's world of the self is informed by the state of flux around him: the brevity and intricacies of life mirrored in the events of friends' lives and the historical and social fabric that knits us together. His love for the lived life of art and contemplation---which takes in the World's Chaos---finally determines the subject of this book. Whatever tonal understatement exists here is set against passionate thought, equal parts humor and a wonder undercut by grief, as he reveals our complexities in these fine, distinctive poems."---Cleopatra Mathis

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Hanging Loose Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1934909122
• ISBN 13: 9781934909126
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 58