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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9780679747673
ISBN: 0679747672
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: February 13, 1996
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: February 13, 1996
Studio: Knopf
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A third collection of poems by a writer who has been honored by the Lannan Foundation encompasses more than three decades of work and considers such themes as confronting the inner self and savage compassion. Reprint.
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Poet Jack Gilbert wrote his first book of poetry in 1962, "Views of Jeopardy," which attracted considerable media and critical acclaim and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. And then - retreat and isolation, almost as if the attention was too overwhelming for the then 37-year-old (and what do you for an encore?).
In the intervening years, Gilbert continued to write and publish in various journals, and produced several other volumes of poetry, including "Monolithos" (1984), "The Great ... Read More
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Both books I received recently were in excellent condition and arrived quickly. I was very pleased with the experience.
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Jack Gilbert may not be a very well known poet, but he is certainly a talented one. The Great Fires is a collection of poems about the love and loss of his wife, Michiko. He cleverly weaves vivid images and unusual comparisons into his personal expressions of both infatuation and grief. His poems, ideas and terminology bring out his specific uniqueness that sets him apart from most other contemporary poets. Once you pick up this book you really don't want to put it down.
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Jack Gilbert's "The Great Fires" is an incredible insight into the life of a tormented poet. Gilbert's negative perspective of life is reflected throughout his book of poems. Ironically, Gilbert's negative outlook of life and the purpose of existing teaches the reader to appreaciate his or her own existence. After studying Jack Gilbert and his suffering due to the loss of his beloved life I learned to appreaciate the deeper meaning behind pain and loss. Gilbert lost his wife and is daily conflicted ... Read More
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Gilbert is a spare metaphysician with a sense of humor.
Many of his poems are about women and how he came to leave them and about lovers and how they came to die. The poems are short, tender and very emotional. Some of them are about communicating with God.
Insightful and deep!
Joyce Akesson writer of Love's Thrilling Dimensions
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Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9780679747673
ISBN: 0679747672
Label: Knopf
Manufacturer: Knopf
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: February 13, 1996
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date: February 13, 1996
Studio: Knopf