James Cummins s first book of poems, "The Whole Truth," became known throughout much of the poetry world as the Perry Mason sestinas. His second book, "Portrait in a Spoon," was chosen by "Richard Howard for the James Dickey Prize Contemporary Poetry Series." His latest and most accomplished work is collected in "Then & Now," which reflects the same inventiveness and wit evident in his earlier books, with a deepening of tone and spirit. The result is a collection of poems filled with feeling and with Cummins's signature anguished humor. If the language of poetry is a way into a...
James Cummins s first book of poems, "The Whole Truth," became known throughout much of the poetry world as the Perry Mason sestinas. His second bo...
James Cummins's First Book Of Poems, The Whole Truth, became known throughout much of the poetry world as the Perry Mason Sestinas His second book, Portrait in a Spoon, was chosen by Richard Howard for the James Dickey Prize Contemporary Poetry Series. reflects the same inventiveness and wit evident in his earlier books, with a deepening of tone and spirit. The result is a collection of poems filled with feeling and with Cummins's signature anguished humor. If the language of poetry is a way into a hall of mirrors of the self, it can be a way out, too. The voice that emerges in Then & Now is...
James Cummins's First Book Of Poems, The Whole Truth, became known throughout much of the poetry world as the Perry Mason Sestinas His second book, Po...
