Strange Wood Poems |
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Author:
| Prufer, Kevin D. |
Series title: | Lena-Miles Wever Todd Poetry Series Award Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8071-2350-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1998 |
Publisher: | Pleiades Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Strange Wood contains verse remarkable for its fearless insight. The first poems in this lush, lyrical collection are populated with infants and adolescents, while the middle section gives way to bewildered, misguided adults, who are futilely attempting to understand and conquer the myriad difficulties of modern life. The last poems are concerned with deaths -- in the family, in history, and in the abstract. In this astounding debut, Prufer reminds us of the fragility of life in...
More Description Strange Wood contains verse remarkable for its fearless insight. The first poems in this lush, lyrical collection are populated with infants and adolescents, while the middle section gives way to bewildered, misguided adults, who are futilely attempting to understand and conquer the myriad difficulties of modern life. The last poems are concerned with deaths -- in the family, in history, and in the abstract. In this astounding debut, Prufer reminds us of the fragility of life in a world where "everything's / the chance for flying / failing somehow," and loss is the hardest truth of all--"the body blooms, unfolding / then is gone."