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Draft of a Letter
James Longenbach
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Description for Draft of a Letter
Paperback. A book about belief - not belief in the unknowable but belief in what seems bewilderingly plain. Pondering the bodies we inhabit, the words we speak, these poems aims to discover infinitude in the most familiar places. Series: Phoenix Poets. Num Pages: 64 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 156 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
From the Second Draft: What other people learn From birth, Betrayal, I learned late. My soul perched On an olive branch Combing itself, Waving its plumes. I said Being mortal, I aspire to Mortal things. I need you, Said my soul, If you're telling the truth. "Draft of a Letter" is a book about belief - not belief in the unknowable but belief in what seems bewilderingly plain. Pondering the bodies we inhabit, the words we speak, these poems discover infinitude in the most familiar places. The revelation is disorienting and, as a result, these poems talk to themselves, revise ... Read more
From the Second Draft: What other people learn From birth, Betrayal, I learned late. My soul perched On an olive branch Combing itself, Waving its plumes. I said Being mortal, I aspire to Mortal things. I need you, Said my soul, If you're telling the truth. "Draft of a Letter" is a book about belief - not belief in the unknowable but belief in what seems bewilderingly plain. Pondering the bodies we inhabit, the words we speak, these poems discover infinitude in the most familiar places. The revelation is disorienting and, as a result, these poems talk to themselves, revise ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
Series
Phoenix Poets
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226492681
SKU
V9780226492681
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About James Longenbach
James Longenbach is the Joseph Henry Gilmore Professor of English at the University of Rochester. He is the author of The Resistance to Poetry and Fleet River, both published by the University of Chicago Press.
Reviews for Draft of a Letter
"A sensibility this cogent, this subtle and austere is rare; even rarer is its proof that poetry still flows through all things and transforms all things in the process." - Carol Muske-Dukes, Los Angeles Times Book Review"