Nightworks: Poems 1962-2000
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (504 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1556591802 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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He allows us a kaleidoscopic look into the "struggle not to become crabby, chronic or hypothetical" and a pull for "one last late-night toot from the pantheistic locomotive." Taking the place of New and Selected Poems (1987) and A Marvin Bell Reader (1994), this selection shows a poet progressing to the peak of his powers, from which the "Sounds of the Resurrected Dead Man's Footsteps" continue to issue full force. (Sept.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. Tempus Fugit."; "Some acts I could never, not/ forthrightly, not by flanking you, accomplish." By the 1980s, Bell had moved from rhythmic free-verse lines to prose sentences, his verse-paragraphs uniting surreally discordant ideas under a single head ("The banana is stronger than the human head in the following
The reader must take these lost heads to heart…—from "Skulls""Marvin Bell’s career has been substantial and Nightworks reminds us just how distinctive his voice has been all along—how prophetic, how candid, how rigorously philosophical. Long recognized as one of America’s liveliest poetic in-novators, he has said in a recent interview, "I want to do something beyond convention, beyond accepted levels of skill, beyond the expected, beyond the predictable, beyond the wholly welcome."Nightworks is truly beyond the usual fare, and critics have praised it as "a major event," "long overdue,"and "essential." As the definitive collection of Bell’s 40-year career, it combines new poems with choice selections from all o
Bell rings loud and clear Bell has his place among the greats. This collection inspired me to think deep thoughtspoetically.. Five Stars David E. Stringer just as posted, and prompt delivery - many thanks