Translations from the Natural World Poems |
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Author:
| Murray, Les A. |
ISBN: | 978-0-374-27870-0 |
Publication Date: | Apr 1994 |
Publisher: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $21.00 |
Book Description:
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The centerpiece of this collection of poems is "Presence," a sequence of forty "translations from the natural world" about a variety of settings and their amazing denizens. Lyre birds, honeycombs, sea lions, possums, all act as spurs for Murray's protean talent for description and imitation.
The centerpiece of this collection of poems is "Presence," a sequence of forty "translations from the natural world" about a variety of settings and their amazing denizens. Lyre birds, honeycombs, sea lions, possums, all act as spurs for Murray's protean talent for description and imitation.