| Odd Mercy: Poems Contributor(s): Stern, Gerald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393316300 ISBN-13: 9780393316308 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $16.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1997 Annotation: The centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled "Hot Dog", named for a beautiful street woman. Other characters in the poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a 99-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. "Hot Dog" received the 1996 best poem award from THE AMERICAN POETRY REVIEW. Stern is a 1966 recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 95005390 |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.51" W x 8.23" (0.40 lbs) 122 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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, Stern wrestles with the issues--hope, memory, faith--that have always occupied him. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stern, Gerald: - Gerald Stern is the author of nineteen volumes of poetry. He has been awarded the National Book Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the National Jewish Book Award, the Wallace Stevens Award, and the Robert Frost Medal, among many other honors. He lives in New York City. |