| Odd Mercy: Poems Contributor(s): Stern, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393038793 ISBN-13: 9780393038798 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1995 Annotation: One of our most acclaimed poets wrestles with the issues - love, hope, memory, faith - that have occupied him "in the second half of my sixth decade on beautiful earth". The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled "Hot Dog" named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In "Hot Dog", and throughout this collection, Stern examines the long journey towards redemption and justice and the bitter struggle - and battle - over our minds and souls. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 95005390 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.08" W x 8.61" (0.79 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A collection of poems features such characters as a New York City street woman, Noah, St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, and the author himself. |