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by: A. R. Ammons
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9780393321920
ISBN: 0393321924
Label: W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2001-04
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Sales Rank: 408195
Studio: W. W. Norton & Company
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A reissue of a body of work spanning two decades from one of our most treasured poets.
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Rating: - A Rare Eye, a Rare Voice
People rarely read poetry these days. It is a shame considering that poets like Ammons are out there. Ammons possesses a knack with detail and can make anything spring to life. Consider 'Catalyst'. 'Honor the maggot/ Supreme catalyst/ he spurs the rate of change/ (all scavengers are honorable/ I love them all/ will scribble hard as I can for them'. Only Ammons can write a poem in praise of a maggot and have the reader ready to shout 'Yay, maggots!' by the end. Ammons also has an impressive ... Read More
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