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by: Raymond Carver
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780394755359
ISBN: 0394755359
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: October 12, 1987
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date: October 12, 1987
Sales Rank: 346506
Studio: Vintage
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'Mr. Carver is heir to that most appealing American poetic voice, the lyricism of Theodore Roethke and James Wright.... this book is a treasure, one to return to. No one's brevity is as rich, as complete, as Raymond Carver's.'
--New York Times Book Review
'Carver's gifts as a storyteller shine through his poetry.... Sometimes a Carver poem also works as a short story, with all its elements--character, diction, place, event--compressed intact into the brevity of verse. And sometimes Carver delivers the goods in pure lyrical form, in words as full of yearning and sensibility as those of a very young man, but poems possessing the hard-won qualities of focus, stillness and irony only rewarded by experience.'
--Los Angeles Times
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - What matters is underneath
What lies underneath Carver's powerful prose or poetry is a whole world, a reflection of humanity and its enduring power. Carver gives us slices of life like traces made with the most precise pencil, leaving what's important underneath his writing, for the heart and mind to appreciate. This is a testament to the iron will of a man who didn't give up, who could defeat the world's misery and create beauty out of his disgrace.
Do yourself a great favor and buy this book, this is one of ... Read More
Rating: - He tells what he sees
He tells what he sees
and what he experiences
it can be Bonnard's life story
in paintings of his wife
it can be his own effort to see the sea and the sky
and not let his mind intervene
he tells and usually what he tells
is a story
and the stories are interesting stories ironic stories
of his own life
and his need to change it
to plunge into clear water
as his father did
or to write with a sharp clear pen
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Rating: - Wonderful book of poetry
Ultramarine by Raymond Carver, a collection of his poetry, is a gem. With each of my moves I find myself discarding all of my books except for this one. This is the one I hold and keep returning to.
While Carver is better known for his short stories, I think it's his poems that communicates his silent emotions. The sparse language of Raymond Carver that is so effective in his short stories is even more powerful in his poetry.
If there is anything I would ever recommend, this ... Read More
Rating: - A wonderfull book of the Sea and its mysteries
I'm very surprized that no one has reviewed this book! I thought that it was fabulous! I love the way that the plot was on the sea, and its mysteries! I was totally caught up in the book! I read this book straight through, whithout talking to anyone. I hope that there are more books like this out there, and I hope that you will be the next to buy, read, and review this book!
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