| Swarm Contributor(s): Graham, Jorie (Author) |
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ISBN: 006093509X ISBN-13: 9780060935092 Publisher: Ecco Press OUR PRICE: $13.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: T S. Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, John Ashbery -- and Jorie Graham. "The New Yorker" places Ms. Graham in this distinguished line of poets, heralding the Pulitzer Prize winner as a profound voice in American poetry. Now, in her eighth collection, she further enhances her reputation with a book-length sequence of verse that is a stunning work of grandeur."The New Republic" writes, "for 'swarm, ' in other words...read 'be born again.' Graham is writing about a spiritual turning point, a new beginning.... Beauty -- that is, the pure sense-perception which has long been a concern for Graham -- is no longer the most important criterion. Now goodness is...[and] the idea of submission, of obedience, without understanding: one must 'yield' before 'hearing the reason' for yielding." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Haiku - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Love & Erotica |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.54" W x 8.52" (0.42 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: T S. Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, John Ashbery -- and Jorie Graham. The New Yorker places Ms. Graham in this distinguished line of poets, heralding the Pulitzer Prize winner as a profound voice in American poetry. Now, in her eighth collection, she further enhances her reputation with a book-length sequence of verse that is a stunning work of grandeur.The New Republic writes, for 'swarm, ' in other words...read 'be born again.' Graham is writing about a spiritual turning point, a new beginning.... Beauty -- that is, the pure sense-perception which has long been a concern for Graham -- is no longer the most important criterion. Now goodness is... and] the idea of submission, of obedience, without understanding: one must 'yield' before 'hearing the reason' for yielding. |
Contributor Bio(s): Graham, Jorie: - Jorie Graham is the author of twelve collections of poetry, including The Dream of the Unified Field, which won the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she teaches at Harvard University. The recipient of numerous awards, including the Pulitzer, the Forward Prize and the International Nonino Prize, Graham's work is widely translated. |