Books : Carnival Evening: New and Selected Poems 1968-1998
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by: Linda Pastan
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9780393319279
ISBN: 039331927X
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 301
Publication Date: August 01, 1999
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Sales Rank: 243273
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
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Book Description:
This volume brings together new work along with poems gathered from nine previous collections. When Linda Pastan's first book was published in 1971, the Jerusalem Post wrote, she 'in large measure fulfilled Emerson's dream --the revelation of 'the miraculous in the common.' ' Since then Pastan has continued to explore the complexities, passion, and dangers under the surfaces of ordinary life.
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Rating:  - An insightful and moving collection
These are insightful and mature poems through which we glimpse moments of a life well-lived. WE dream as the poet dreams. WE grow as the poet grows. Linda Pastan is truly a gifted poet.
Rating:  - A carnival for your mind
Linda Pastan's book is a great book of poetry. It's easy to read, conversational in style, and has universal themes. She writes a lot of her poems the way I write mine, so I can relate to her style, word use, and line breaks. As a woman, I think many of her poems might be more accessible to other women, since many of her themes are female oriented (love, marriage, children, even the GYN visit). Some highlight: "Knots": (oh yes how I too have wanted to escape), "Blizzard": (good stream of consciousness), ... Read More
Rating: - 30 years of solid poems
Linda Pastan's book covers thirty years of her poetry, from 1968-1998, and it is a book worthy of having. Somone told me that Pastan was by no means a _great_ poet, but that she was a very good poet. There's no more accurate description of her work. She's not going to be another Frost or Plath or Dickinson or Bishop, but her work is enjoyable and quite well-written. There is a preponderance of religous and motherhood contained within, so be prepared. But that doesn't detract from the book. She handles her subjects ... Read More
Rating: - Carnival Evening a feast for the eyes and ears
Linda Pastan, for several years Maryland's poet laureate, has crowned several decades of her subtle, courageous writing with this compendium of beautiful poems. Pastan never shrinks from the deepest feelings, from her own shadows and demons, instead converts them into beauty and invites her readers to know her deeply. Her sense of meter, line breaks, word music are a model for young poets, and her subject matter, the corners of the heart, an inspiration and comfort to those of us who live with razor sharp sensitivity. ... Read More
Rating: - Pastan
Whether mapping out her life in the voice of Eve or contemplating maternity, aging, and the writing life, Pastan rarely slips out of form. Her careful and lucid attention to detail makes this book a valuable addition to any poetry library. Highly recommended.
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