Mystery Train (Pitt Poetry Series)

Selected poems Pitt poetry series by Abba Kovner. The circle of totems by Peggy Shumaker.

City of salt by Gregory Orr. The dirt she ate: Disguises by Herbert Scott. Etai-eken Pitt poetry series by Ed Roberson. Eye of the Water: First Course in Turbulence by Dean Young. First practice by Gary Gildner. The Imaginary Lover by Alicia Ostriker. Insomnia Diary by Bob Hicok. January Thaw by Bruce Guernsey. Kingdoms of the Ordinary by Robley Wilson. Letters from the Floating World: Long For This World: Mad river by Jan Beatty. No time for good reasons Pitt poetry series by Brendan Galvin.

Of all the dirty words by Richard Shelton. Once for the Last Bandit: Only the world by Constance Urdang. The Plum Flower Dance: Poems of the River Spirit: Primitive Mentor by Dean Young. Queen for a Day: Red Sugar by Jan Beatty. Ruby for Grief by Michael Burkard.

Satan Says by Sharon Olds. Sleeping Preacher by Julia Kasdorf. Special Effects Pitt poetry series by Gwen Head. The tattooed desert Pitt poetry series by Richard Shelton. My students find your poems "cranky and obscure. This poem is not for you. John Berryman January " Always people say you walk ahead into the future, though in truth you walk backwards towards it, and only the past spreads its vista before you, though always, my friends, it is fading. And you try to remember what it is that you believed in. You try very hard. You watch until it's gone.

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You will find very little self-involved twaddle in this collection, as Wojahn's imagination allows him to find much more interesting subject matter than himself to write about. The bulk of this collection is a series of Rock 'n' Roll sonnets that show Wojahn to be an extremely skilled formalist-- his language is so smooth and conversational that you can easily miss their construction. The poems themselves are fabricated stories that intersect with iconic pop culture events, personas and symbols You will find very little self-involved twaddle in this collection, as Wojahn's imagination allows him to find much more interesting subject matter than himself to write about.

The poems themselves are fabricated stories that intersect with iconic pop culture events, personas and symbols told from surprising points of view and settings: When Wojahn's wit and humor hit the mark, he manages to add a great deal of depth to his subject matter while still remaining faithful to its character.

This is a work deserving much more acclaim than it typically gets. Aug 25, Matt Proctor rated it it was amazing.

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Hard to find poetic narrative poems in this age of abstract Ashbery and New York school imitators. Really funny stuff, poignant at times. Able to draw sharp characterizations of pop culture, historical and everyday characters in very few lines. A great book for people who don't like poetry.

Jan 26, Caroline rated it really liked it. Love the sonnets the most. Oct 13, Courtney rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: I don't know, my friend Diana, I guess, though she's likely already read it. I especially like the poem that marries a Jimmy Cliff song to a description of electrojacking a tiger. I think it's called, Raja in Babylon.

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Sep 07, Bethany rated it liked it Shelves: A couple of poems in this book struck me, really struck me. But a lot of them had just so many background or setting details that they lost the point, for me. There was nothing interesting being done in them for me.

Overall, by the time I got to the end, I was getting a bit bored of him and wanted it to be done. It's not bad poetry, it's just not my thing. Label American poetry now: A Literary form poetry Nature of contents bibliography Series statement Pitt poetry series Target audience adult. Pitt poetry series anthology, edited by Ed Ochester Instantiates American poetry now: Day has come when my mother Dimensions 25 cm. Extent xxviii, pages Isbn Isbn Type cloth: Library Locations Map Details. Evanston Public Library Main Borrow it. Loan Policies Events Ask a Librarian.

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