Sakura Park: Poems Contributor(s): Wetzsteon, Rachel (Author) |
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ISBN: 0892553243 ISBN-13: 9780892553242 Publisher: Persea Books OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2006 Annotation: A spirited new book from "the most variously gifted of our new poets" (Richard Howard). With this third collection, Rachel Wetzsteon continues to imprint American verse with her particular brand of smart, tart poems. These new pieces employ her remarkable formal agility in order to showcase an assortment of quarreling themes: learning and loss, autonomy and loneliness, love and work. The result is the rare book that is equal parts sass and sorrow. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2005034207 |
Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.86" W x 8.04" (0.37 lbs) 112 pages |
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Publisher Description: With this third collection, Rachel Wetzsteon continues to imprint American verse with her particular brand of smart, tart poems. These new pieces employ her remarkable formal agility in order to showcase an assortment of quarreling themes: learning and loss, autonomy and loneliness, love and work. The result is the rare book that is equal parts sass and sorrow. |
Contributor Bio(s): Wetzsteon, Rachel: - Rachel Wetzsteon's collections include Sakura Park and Silver Roses. At the time of her death, she was the poetry editor of The New Republic and lived in New York City. |