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Gary J. Whitehead A Glossary of Chickens (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Glossary of Chickens : Poems
- Publication Name
- A Glossary of Chickens
- Title
- A Glossary of Chickens
- Subtitle
- Poems
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0691157464
- EAN
- 9780691157467
- ISBN
- 9780691157467
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Genre
- Poetry
- Release Year
- 2013
- Release Date
- 11/03/2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Item Weight
- 4 Oz
- Series
- Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Topic
- General, American / General
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Number of Pages
- 72 Pages
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With skillful rhetoric and tempered lyricism, the poems in A Glossary of Chickens explore, in part, the struggle to understand the world through the symbolism of words. Like the hens of the title poem, Gary J. Whitehead's lyrics root around in the earth searching for sustenance, cluck rather than crow, and possess a humble majesty. Confronting subjects such as moral depravity, nature's indifference, aging, illness, death, the tenacity of spirit, and the possibility of joy, the poems in this collection are accessible and controlled, musical and meditative, imagistic and richly figurative. They are informed by history, literature, and a deep interest in the natural world, touching on a wide range of subjects, from the Civil War and whale ships, to animals and insects. Two poems present biblical narratives, the story of Lot's wife and an imagining of Noah in his old age. Other poems nod to favorite authors: one poem is in the voice of the character Babo, from Herman Melville's Benito Cereno , while another is a kind of prequel to Emily Dickinson's "She rose to His Requirement." As inventive as they are observant, these memorable lyrics strive for revelation and provide their own revelations.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691157464
ISBN-13
9780691157467
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143576275
Product Key Features
Book Title
Glossary of Chickens : Poems
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, American / General
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Poetry
Number of Pages
72 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
62
Lc Classification Number
Ps3623.H5834g56 2013
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"It's skillful and beautiful without being twee, and like every book I'm about to mention, it deserves a wide audience. It's also gently amusing, with some high-flying acrobatics thrown in that never feel forced." --Barbara Berman, TheRumpus.net, "Whitehead's poems are learned without being fussy, masterfully observant and complete. He provides a seriously good time. . . . He is attentive in ways that offer a digestible, quirky adhesiveness. . . . [L]ike Tobias Wolff or other contemporaries in that league, Whitehead blurs with perfection the line between story-telling and poetry. . . . I repeat. Masterfully observant and complete." ---Barbara Berman, Rumpus, Whitehead's poems are learned without being fussy, masterfully observant and complete. He provides a seriously good time. . . . He is attentive in ways that offer a digestible, quirky adhesiveness. . . . [L]ike Tobias Wolff or other contemporaries in that league, Whitehead blurs with perfection the line between story-telling and poetry. . . . I repeat. Masterfully observant and complete. ---Barbara Berman, Rumpus, "[T]o reread his book is to see its invention--and to wish it were longer." ---Stephen Burt, Yale Review, "It's skillful and beautiful without being twee, and like every book I'm about to mention, it deserves a wide audience. It's also gently amusing, with some high-flying acrobatics thrown in that never feel forced."-- Barbara Berman, TheRumpus.net, [T]o reread his book is to see its invention--and to wish it were longer. ---Stephen Burt, Yale Review, "[T]o reread his book is to see its invention--and to wish it were longer." --Stephen Burt, Yale Review, It's skillful and beautiful without being twee, and like every book I'm about to mention, it deserves a wide audience. It's also gently amusing, with some high-flying acrobatics thrown in that never feel forced. ---Barbara Berman, TheRumpus.net, "Whitehead's poems are learned without being fussy, masterfully observant and complete. He provides a seriously good time. . . . He is attentive in ways that offer a digestible, quirky adhesiveness. . . . [L]ike Tobias Wolff or other contemporaries in that league, Whitehead blurs with perfection the line between story-telling and poetry. . . . I repeat. Masterfully observant and complete." --Barbara Berman, Rumpus, "It's skillful and beautiful without being twee, and like every book I'm about to mention, it deserves a wide audience. It's also gently amusing, with some high-flying acrobatics thrown in that never feel forced." ---Barbara Berman, TheRumpus.net, "Whitehead's poems are learned without being fussy, masterfully observant and complete. He provides a seriously good time. . . . He is attentive in ways that offer a digestible, quirky adhesiveness. . . . [L]ike Tobias Wolff or other contemporaries in that league, Whitehead blurs with perfection the line between story-telling and poetry. . . . I repeat. Masterfully observant and complete."-- Barbara Berman, Rumpus
Copyright Date
2013
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-032581
Dewey Decimal
811/.6
Series
Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
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