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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780743255943
ISBN: 0743255941
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: April 05, 2005
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner
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These poems capture the romance, irony, and pathos of love; they movingly chronicle days in post-9/11 New York and bring a fresh perspective to an array of subjects -- from the Brooklyn Bridge to Gertrude Stein to Buddhism. When a Woman Loves a Man is playful, inventive, and as amusing as it is clever; it is the work of a poet at the height of his lyrical and reflective powers.
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Central to Lehman's work is a radical playfulness, an essential ingredient of great poetry. He is one of the U.S.'s most inventive writers, particularly in his use of traditional and sui generis forms. Plus, he is funny, which,in a literary world where often only deadly seriousness will win you any respect, can sometimes be a strike against a poet. Read "The Gift," "Wittgenstein's Ladder," "Psalm," "Six Almonds," and "The James Brothers" to see what I mean. Since John Ashbery revitalized the sestina ... Read More
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Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780743255943
ISBN: 0743255941
Label: Scribner
Manufacturer: Scribner
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: April 05, 2005
Publisher: Scribner
Studio: Scribner