Change of Address: Poems, New and Selected Contributor(s): Slavitt, David R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807130044 ISBN-13: 9780807130049 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $24.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2005 Annotation: A selection of recent work as well as the best from thirteen volumes of poetry published across four decades, Change of Address highlights the magnitude and scope of David Slavitt's poetic achievement. From the beginning of his career, Slavitt has displayed a rare technical virtuosity, and his verse has long confronted--with urbanity and poise--questions of love, grief, loss, and death. Though he is an exuberantly playful poet, his gamesmanship is earnest, toying wisely and bravely with the largest experiences of joy and heartbreak. And his gestures, while seemingly effortless, are carefully considered. The result is a body of poetry that haunts us as only the best literature can. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2004023917 |
Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.58" W x 9.08" (1.09 lbs) 260 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A selection of recent work as well as the best from thirteen volumes of poetry published across four decades, Change of Address highlights the magnitude and scope of David Slavitt's poetic achievement. Meditating on both the quotidian and the sublime and ranging from brilliant satire to tender elegy, this retrospective collection brings into sharp relief Slavitt's intelligence, strength of voice, and ease in varied poetic forms. From the beginning of his career, Slavitt has displayed a rare technical virtuosity, and his verse has long confronted -- with urbanity and poise -- questions of love, grief, loss, and death. Though he is an exuberantly playful poet, his gamesmanship is earnest, toying wisely and bravely with the largest experiences of joy and heartbreak. And his gestures, while seemingly effortless, are carefully considered. The result is a body of poetry that haunts us as only the best literature can. |