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Hurricane Lamp (Phoenix Poets Series)

"With my eyes closed, I might have guessed a collaboration between William Empson and Noel Coward. But of course no one could have made up Turner Cassity but himself. The man is a wizard. In these new poems, each as clear and mysterious as crystal, he has conjured all sorts of miniature wonders and nasty home truths. It is the devil's own sorcery—and pure enchantment."—J. D. McClatchy

cover of Hurricane Lamp (Phoenix Poets Series)author: Turner Cassity
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0226096157
binding: Paperback
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Between the Chains (Phoenix Poets Series)

"With my eyes closed, I might have guessed a collaboration between William Empson and Noel Coward," J. D. McClatchy has said of Turner Cassity's poems. Cassity's new collection turns an icy needle-spray on topics as diverse as a Polynesian firedance, Johannes Brahms, and the Banque de l'Indo-Chine. Breaking a pact with himself, Cassity has written two poems about the South, which, the poet claims, are unlikely "to cause professional Southerners anything except discomfort." "Turner Cassity's excellent work is like no one else's.

cover of Between the Chains (Phoenix Poets Series)author: Turner Cassity
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0226096173
binding: Paperback
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Destructive Element: New & Selected Poems

Just when you think you are in the midst of a traditional, formal poem, Turner Cassity turns satin into sting. A native of Jackson, Mississippi--like writers Eudora Welty and Richard Wright--Cassity ranges the world in subject matter, from "Berlin to Baghdad" to "Texarkana," always exposing elements that are risky to divulge and often hilarious to contemplate. In "Why Fortune Is the Empress of the World," humanity is depicted "in overcrowded lifeboats" drawing lots. In "Domestic Symphony" Cassity resolves, "Say Heaven is this treehouse we have sinned in. / Our wine is ready.

cover of Destructive Element: New & Selected Poemsauthor: Turner Cassity
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0821412221
binding: Paperback
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Devils & Islands: Poems

As he approaches eighty, Turner Cassity may finally be out of control. His hatchet has never fallen more lethally, meaning if you have the stomach for him he is more enjoyable than ever. Under the blade come Martha Graham, Johann Sebastian Bach, musicologists, tree huggers, Frank Gehry, folk music, folk art of all times and all places, folk. . . . There are, however, his unpredictable sympathies: Edith Wilson, skyscrapers, Pontius Pilate, Pilate’s legionnaires. He obviously has a soft spot for Pop Culture, although he cannot avoid seeing it de haut en bas.

cover of Devils & Islands: Poemsauthor: Turner Cassity
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0804011036
binding: Paperback
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Her Place in These Designs

From her early childhood in the Dominican Republic, Rhina Espaillat learned the pleasures of traditional lyric poetry with wordplay, repetition, and patterns of sounds that allow for interplay between sound and sense. In this engaging and sensitive collection of poetry, she illuminates what is universal in women's lives and draws our attention to the humanly touching experiences.

cover of Her Place in These Designsauthor: Rhina P. Espaillat
ASIN or ISBN-10: 1931112894
binding: Paperback
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MISSING MEASURES, MODERN POETRY AND THE REVOLT AGAINST METER

cover of MISSING MEASURES, MODERN POETRY AND THE REVOLT AGAINST METERauthor: Tim Steele
Clara Gyorgyey
ASIN or ISBN-10: 1557281254
binding: Hardcover
list price: $33.00 USD
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Poems Of J.V. Cunningham

cover of Poems Of J.V. Cunninghamauthor: J.V. Cunningham
ASIN or ISBN-10: 080400997X
binding: Hardcover
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The Color Wheel (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)

Through his collections of poems Timothy Steele has earned the reputation as a highly regarded poet who continue to work in meter. This volume brings together 35 new poems that extend the scope and deepen the spirit of his previous work. While always faithful to the richness and complexity of experience, the poems in "The Colour Wheel" aim to be clear and accessible. They blend imaginistic detail and reflection and bring to contemporary subjects what Steele calls "the preservative virtues of formal care".

cover of The Color Wheel (Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction)author: Timothy Steele
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0801849527
binding: Paperback
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Toward the Winter Solstice: New Poems

Since the appearance of Timothy Steele’s first collection of poems in 1979, growing numbers of readers and critics have recognized him as one of the best and most significant poets of his generation. Widely credited with anticipating and encouraging the revival of poetry in traditional form, Steele has produced a body of work praised for its technical accomplishment, its intellectual breadth, and its emotional energy. Toward the Winter Solstice, Steele’s first collection of new poems in twelve years, features his characteristic grace, wit, and power, while extending his range.

cover of Toward the Winter Solstice: New Poemsauthor: Timothy Steele
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0804010919
binding: Paperback
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All The Fun's In How You Say A Thing: An Explanation Of Meter & Versification

Written by one of our best contemporary practitioners of traditional poetic form, All the Fun's in How You Say a Thing is a lively and comprehensive study on the forms and traditions of English poetry. Perfect for the general reader of poetry, students and teachers of literature, and aspiring poets, Steele's book emphasizes both the coherence and the diversity of English metrical practice from Chaucer's time to our own.

cover of All The Fun's In How You Say A Thing: An Explanation Of Meter & Versificationauthor: Timothy Steele
ASIN or ISBN-10: 0821412604
binding: Paperback
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