Selected Poems
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (998 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1933517387 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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The progression of Dara Wier’s poetry over the last thirty years mirrors—and simultaneously transcends—the evolution of American poetry, from the lyric poems of the Deep South to the complex intensity of poems in more recent volumes such as Remnants of Hannah and Reverse Rapture. It may not be for the faint of heart—most intense experiences aren't—but those who stay with it will find themselves face to face with a world whose eerily sharp focus suggests recent satellite photographs of Mars. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including those from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA, and she has taught at numerous universities and conferences throughout the country. Wier is on the permanent faculty of the University of Massachusetts Program for Poets & Writers.. And they will never be the same again."—John AshberySpanning 1977 to 2006, Selected Poems is a major retrospective that will stand as an indispensable record of turn-of-the-millennium poetry. Selected Poems confirms Dara Wier as one of contemporary poe
She lives in Massachusetts, where she teaches and directs the MFA writing program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.. Dara Wier is the author of numerous collections of poetry, most recently Remnants of Hannah (Wave Books, 2006) and Reverse Rapture (Verse Press, 2005). She is the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including from the Guggenheim Foundation and the NEA
Such phrases, in verse and in prose poems, recall Wier's companion, James Tate. All rights reserved. Everest./ A bus believes it is a thumbtack./ A baby turns itself inside out and nobody notices Two doorways fall in love. From Publishers Weekly Ups and downs, uneven passions and sometimes apparently random associations are the paradoxical constant in this first Selected from Wier (Remnants of Hannah), drawn (without new work) on eight published books of short poems. . To move through this chronological selection is to see Wier grow more whimsical, in her titles (Nine Sunflowers Standing Seven Feet High Wintering Over in a Snowy Field) and in her verse, with surreal or non
Read great poetry. Read Dara Wier broll Read poetry! Read great poetry. Read Dara Wier. (I do not know her, I found one of her poems on line and then found her book.). "What's behind the green door? mused Dara (on p1What's behind the green door? mused Dara (on p132) Was gonna title this 'Wier,D'. (Sorry, how to resist?)School of Stein, with better jokes.She is partial to: questions lists (and (yes(lately)) brackets)- although she does not affect the 'O'Haran' inverted comma, alas. But maybe we need more questions in poems? Who can say?This b. 2)" according to Simon Barrett 'Il Penseroso'. Was gonna title this 'Wier,D'. (Sorry, how to resist?)School of Stein, with better jokes.She is partial to: questions lists (and (yes(lately)) brackets)- although she does not affect the 'O'Haran' inverted comma, alas. But maybe we need more questions in poems? Who can say?This b