These Extremes: Poems and Prose Contributor(s): Bausch, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807135216 ISBN-13: 9780807135211 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2009013854 |
Series: Southern Messenger Poets |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.35 lbs) 88 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In his first collection of poetry and prose, award-winning fiction writer Richard Bausch proves that he is also an accomplished poet. Penned over a span of many years, the poems in These Extremes deal with a wide variety of subjects. Many focus on Bausch's own family and relationships. In one long, touching poem, Barbara (1943--1974), the poet memorializes his oldest sister, who died young. He also offers two prose memory pieces, recollections from his childhood and adolescence. In these brief essays, Bausch draws loving but unsentimental portraits of his father, mother, and other relatives as he reflects on the sense of belonging that he gained from his family -- something he hopes to pass on to his own children in this violent, chaotic world. |