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George Bilgere Imperial (Paperback) Pitt Poetry Series
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- Book Title
- Imperial
- Publication Name
- Imperial
- Title
- Imperial
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0822962683
- EAN
- 9780822962687
- ISBN
- 9780822962687
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Genre
- Poetry
- Release Year
- 2014
- Release Date
- 21/01/2014
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Series
- Pitt Poetry Series
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Topic
- General, American / General
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 72 Pages
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Imperial is a collection of poems, both serious and hilarious, ranging in subject matter from marriage, divorce, popular culture, to the pitfalls, perils, and predicaments of middle-aged, middle-class, mid-American suburban life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN-10
0822962683
ISBN-13
9780822962687
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176184203
Product Key Features
Book Title
Imperial
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
General, American / General
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Poetry
Number of Pages
72 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
6in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3552.I425i47 2014
Reviews
Cheeky nephew of Billy Collins, brash blunt brother of Tony Hoagland, George Bilgere writes the poetry of frontal candor about desire, nostalgia, and sweet sad vanity. He's not just easy but defiantly easy to read. The rest of us professor poet guys maybe better give up writing funny-ruefully about our typical lucky lives, because Bilgere has the territory so well covered." —Mark Halliday, In Imperial, George Bilgere gives us the #145;shared mystery / of being human / on this dark little planet,' with the perfect pacing and wicked aplomb of a comic raconteur. His wry observations of people—at home, in the neighborhood, at the university—purr with buttered irony. And then we feel the claws below the charm, and deeper beneath that, a sadness that won't be laughed away." —Elton Glaser, Concerned with life's smallest and largest questions, Imperial scans the past for clues of how best to navigate the future. Tracing the arc of the Baby Boomer generation from cradle to grave, Bilgere's poems paint a picture of American life that is equal parts sadness, matter-of-fact-ness, and hilarity. Their ability to incorporate humor is both surprising and fresh—especially as they tackle subjects such as aging, suburban routine, and the rise and subsequent fall of post-WWII America." —Dorianne Laux, "Bilgere's 'Imperial' gives me a rare pleasure; poems as open as windows. Filled with humor, love, and pain these poems are learned but not ostentatiously so. Think Garrison Keillor and Ted Kooser, both of whom have showcased many of Bilgere's poems, and you will recognize the key of this poet's clear, sincere, friendly yet serious voice. . . . Even as they engage moments that sometimes sting, Bilgere's poems convey respect for human vulnerability and, above all, a sense of love. Even the poems about loss give us page after page of radiant moments." --Ghost Town LIterary Magazine, "Cheeky nephew of Billy Collins, brash blunt brother of Tony Hoagland, George Bilgere writes the poetry of frontal candor about desire, nostalgia, and sweet sad vanity. He's not just easy but defiantly easy to read. The rest of us professor poet guys maybe better give up writing funny-ruefully about our typical lucky lives, because Bilgere has the territory so well covered." --Mark Halliday, "His lines possess the easy, colloquial rhythm of prose and imagist glint of good poetry. . . .In his best poems, such as 'Desire' and #145;Ttraverse City', one tumbles through the lines to an ending that is surprising, funny or breath-stopping, sometimes all at once." —Cleveland Plain Dealer , "In Imperial, George Bilgere gives us the 'shared mystery / of being human / on this dark little planet,' with the perfect pacing and wicked aplomb of a comic raconteur. His wry observations of people--at home, in the neighborhood, at the university--purr with buttered irony. And then we feel the claws below the charm, and deeper beneath that, a sadness that won't be laughed away." --Elton Glaser, "Concerned with life's smallest and largest questions, Imperial scans the past for clues of how best to navigate the future. Tracing the arc of the Baby Boomer generation from cradle to grave, Bilgere's poems paint a picture of American life that is equal parts sadness, matter-of-fact-ness, and hilarity. Their ability to incorporate humor is both surprising and fresh--especially as they tackle subjects such as aging, suburban routine, and the rise and subsequent fall of post-WWII America." --Dorianne Laux, "His lines possess the easy, colloquial rhythm of prose and imagist glint of good poetry. . . .In his best poems, such as 'Desire' and 'Ttraverse City', one tumbles through the lines to an ending that is surprising, funny or breath-stopping, sometimes all at once." --Cleveland Plain Dealer, "His lines possess the easy, colloquial rhythm of prose and imagist glint of good poetry. . . .In his best poems, such as 'Desire' and 'Ttraverse City', one tumbles through the lines to an ending that is surprising, funny or breath-stopping, sometimes all at once." --Cleveland Plain Dealer
Copyright Date
2014
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2020-304308
Dewey Decimal
811/.54
Series
Pitt Poetry Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
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