Part map, part travelogue, part chronicle, part autobiography, Never-Ending Birds explores a variety of landscapes from Midwestern villages to the boroughs of big cities. Steeped in story—divorce, loss, raising a child, uncovering old worlds and new loves—these poems are gracefully lived in, lived through, with mystery and beauty. from “Never-Ending Birds”: That’s us pointing to the clouds. Those are clouds of birds, now we see, one whole cloud of birds. There we are, pointing out the car windows. October. Gray-blue-white olio of birds. Never-ending birds, you called the first time— years we say it, the three of us, any two of us, one of those just endearments. Apt clarities. Kiss on the lips of hope.
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“This collection is moving, emotionally raw, yet subtle and careful.”—Benjamin S. Grossberg, Antioch Review
"Well observed, careful, and shot through with sadness, this eighth set of poems . . . is [Baker’s] best."

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780393339697
Publisert
2011-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Ww Norton & Co
Vekt
153 gr
Høyde
211 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Dybde
10 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112

Forfatter

Biographical note

David Baker’s many honors include fellowships and awards from the Poetry Society of America, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. The recipient of the Theodore Roethke Memorial Poetry Prize, Baker teaches at Denison University and lives in Granville, Ohio.