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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2018-12-04
- Pages
- 640
- ISBN
- 9781328505705
- Book Title
- Collected Poems
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 9.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.6 in
- Genre
- Poetry, Reference
- Topic
- General
- Item Weight
- 22.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 640 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
1328505707
ISBN-13
9781328505705
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242738196
Product Key Features
Book Title
Collected Poems
Number of Pages
640 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Poetry, Reference
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
22.9 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
A New York Times Noteworthy Book "Fans of Galway Kinnell won't want to miss his Collected Poems , which reminds readers, three years after his death, why he is still one of our most beloved, essential poets. Kinnell, whose honors include the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, imbued his poems with resonant images and a breathtaking combination of compassion, fragility and strength." - The Washington Post "Kinnell's best poems are great with self, not piously emptied of it: alluringly proficient, capacious, seductive, roving; willing to make large claims, and risk the equation of a sounding phrase with an immortal sweetness. As durable, as universal, as unequivocally and unironically wholehearted as any twentieth or twenty-first century poet could hope to be." - Poetry Magazine "Galway Kinnell excelled at creating immersive moments. The stanzas and scenes of his plain-spoken verse are grounded in physical detail and acute psychological insight, even as they explore more abstract philosophical territory. From his dark preoccupations--mortality, and the familiar ugliness of everyday life--he draws a sense of beauty and wonder." - The Atlantic "Kinnell's poems are exactly what one thinks of when one thinks of contemporary poetry. It is impossible to consider the landscape of the last 50 years of American poetry without Kinnell...[he] was inarguably a great poet. Specificity itself -- the great bounty of attending intimately to life's minutia -- is another of Kinnell's great subjects and poetic practices. Kinnell teaches...attentiveness." - L.A. Times "Kinnell's lifelong love of the world and its creatures, his faith in natural process, and his attempts to reconcile nature and culture will continue to appeal to those who care about and want to understand our place on this planet." -Harvard Review "To read this collection from the start is to experience the evolution of Kinnell's understanding of poetic form but also to witness his unique voice and sensibility, essentially present from the earliest years. Of all the poets of his generation, Kinnell is likely the most sanguine and sane, the one most exuberantly in love with life--all of it, and he embraces it all to rise again in his poems." - World Literature Today "Whether the details are urban or rural, [Kinnell's] strongest poems have the vigor and precision of acutely observed nature writing. And they demonstrate his special expertise with a flexible yet pressurized poetic line. Through his Collected Poems thrums a metrical pulse, and the vowels often reverberate as though a line of verse were a flexing plank struck by the voice. Now, this new Collected Poems provides definitive renderings of Kinnell's poetry in a majestic hardcover volume. Gathering the poems in one place for those who've long loved his work, it's also a welcoming gateway for newcomers." - Seven Days, "Fans of Galway Kinnell won't want to miss his Collected Poems, which reminds readers, three years after his death, why he is still one of our most beloved, essential poets. Kinnell, whose honors include the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, imbued his poems with resonant images and a breathtaking combination of compassion, fragility and strength." -- Washington Post "Kinnell's best poems are great with self, not piously emptied of it: alluringly proficient, capacious, seductive, roving; willing to make large claims, and risk the equation of a sounding phrase with an immortal sweetness. As durable, as universal, as unequivocally and unironically wholehearted as any twentieth or twenty-first century poet could hope to be." -- Poetry Magazine "Galway Kinnell excelled at creating immersive moments. The stanzas and scenes of his plain-spoken verse are grounded in physical detail and acute psychological insight, even as they explore more abstract philosophical territory. From his dark preoccupations--mortality, and the familiar ugliness of everyday life--he draws a sense of beauty and wonder." -- The Atlantic "Kinnell's poems are exactly what one thinks of when one thinks of contemporary poetry. It is impossible to consider the landscape of the last 50 years of American poetry without Kinnell...[he] was inarguably a great poet. Specificity itself -- the great bounty of attending intimately to life's minutia -- is another of Kinnell's great subjects and poetic practices. Kinnell teaches...attentiveness." -- Los Angeles Times "Kinnell's lifelong love of the world and its creatures, his faith in natural process, and his attempts to reconcile nature and culture will continue to appeal to those who care about and want to understand our place on this planet." -- Harvard Review "To read this collection from the start is to experience the evolution of Kinnell's understanding of poetic form but also to witness his unique voice and sensibility, essentially present from the earliest years. Of all the poets of his generation, Kinnell is likely the most sanguine and sane, the one most exuberantly in love with life--all of it, and he embraces it all to rise again in his poems." -- World Literature Today "Whether the details are urban or rural, [Kinnell's] strongest poems have the vigor and precision of acutely observed nature writing. And they demonstrate his special expertise with a flexible yet pressurized poetic line. Through his Collected Poems thrums a metrical pulse, and the vowels often reverberate as though a line of verse were a flexing plank struck by the voice. Now, this new Collected Poems provides definitive renderings of Kinnell's poetry in a majestic hardcover volume. Gathering the poems in one place for those who've long loved his work, it's also a welcoming gateway for newcomers." -- Seven Days
Synopsis
A New York Times Notable Book The life's work of "one of the true master poets of his generation," ( New York Times ) whose poetry helped shape the consciousness of an age For Galway Kinnell, it was "the poet's job to figure out what's happening within oneself, to figure out the connection between the self and the world, and to get it down in words that have a lasting shape, that have a chance of lasting." This comprehensive volume includes "The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ into the New World," Kinnell's stunning poem of immigrant life on the Lower East Side of New York, the incantatory book-length poem The Book of Nightmares , the searing evocation of Hiroshima in "The Fundamental Project of Technology," the iconic themes of his middle years--eros, family, the natural world ("After Making Love We Hear Footsteps," "The Bear," "Saint Francis and the Sow," "Blackberry Eating")--and the unflinchingly introspective work of his later years. Spanning six decades, this is the essential collection for old and new devotees of "a poet of the rarest ability . . . who can flesh out music, raise the spirits, and break the heart. " ( Boston Globe ), The life's work of "one of the true master poets of his generation,"* whose poetry helped shape the consciousness of an age For Galway Kinnell, it was "the poet's job to figure out what's happening within oneself, to figure out the connection between the self and the world, and to get it down in words that have a lasting shape, that have a chance of lasting." This comprehensive volume includes "The Avenue Bearing the Initial of Christ into the New World," Kinnell's stunning poem of immigrant life on the Lower East Side of New York, the incantatory book-length poem The Book of Nightmares , the searing evocation of Hiroshima in "The Fundamental Project of Technology," the iconic themes of his middle years--eros, family, the natural world ("After Making Love We Hear Footsteps," "The Bear," "Saint Francis and the Sow," "Blackberry Eating")--and the unflinchingly introspective work of his later years. Spanning six decades, this is the essential collection for old and new devotees of "a poet of the rarest ability . . . who can flesh out music, raise the spirits, and break the heart."** * New York Times ** Boston Globe, The first complete showcase of "one of the true master poets of his generation," Galway Kinnell (1927-2014): a lifetime's work and a deeply lived life reflected in over two hundred poems.
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- e***u (283)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe listing was for a hardcover version of this book; however, I received a paperback. The Seller replied quickly to my question about this issue and issued a full refund - and let me keep the book. So, a diligent Seller for sure - and well packaged and reasonable timing on shipping. Thank you for the refund, and as you suggested, I'll likely donate this volume and seek the hardcover.
- e***n (392)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat transaction, exactly as described, packed well, and promptly shipped on August 6th. Unfortunately the U.S. Postal Service took 23 calendar days to deliver the book. It was shipped from Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, past Alabama to Texas, enjoyed several days in Texas, then to Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Florida, back to Atlanta, finally to Birmingham, and Huntsville. The seller was very responsive and I decided it was interesting to see if/how the book would arrive. Thanks, Joe
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