Although the title of this sensitive collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "City of Ash "serves as a universal geography of the contemporary soul in an urban context. Through his poetry, Eugenijus Alisanka searches for personal and historical meaning within the framework of time, recognizing both the demands of the self and the impossibility of avoiding what came before, whether human or cultural.
Although the title of this sensitive collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "City of Ash "serves as a universal geography of the cont...
Although the title of this sensitive collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "City of Ash "serves as a universal geography of the contemporary soul in an urban context. Through his poetry, Eugenijus Alisanka searches for personal and historical meaning within the framework of time, recognizing both the demands of the self and the impossibility of avoiding what came before, whether human or cultural.
Although the title of this sensitive collection refers to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, "City of Ash "serves as a universal geography of the cont...
Describing W.S. Merwin as a moral poet, H.L. Hix identifies the characteristics that have set Merwin's voice apart and suggests that an underlying vision of human interconnectedness and affinity with nature permeates his poetry. Hix surveys Merwin's oeuvre to show that despite a reputation for difficulty and obscurity, his verse is clear and direct.
Describing W.S. Merwin as a moral poet, H.L. Hix identifies the characteristics that have set Merwin's voice apart and suggests that an underlying vis...
An ambitious novelist made clear and accessible; William H. Gass writes in his essays about the world within the word and the soul inside the sentence, yet readers often find it difficult to get far enough into Gass's words and sentences to find the world or soul they contain. In this guide to the American writer and philosopher's novels, short stories, novellas, and essays, H. L. Hix clarifies the obscurities that have served to limit access to Gass's corpus and explores how the parallels between his fiction and nonfiction illumine their related themes. Hix offers readings of Gass's works,...
An ambitious novelist made clear and accessible; William H. Gass writes in his essays about the world within the word and the soul inside the sentence...
What would poets say about each other's poems if they were really honest? The answer is in Wild and Whirling Words, Thirty-three of America's best and most important poets, diverse in gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, geography, political disposition, and aesthetic commitments, took the challenge. Each volunteered one of her or his own poems, which the moderator then circulated anonymously among the other poets, who themselves responded anonymously. The results tell a story about how poets read poems and how they write poems, about what poetry is, and about the state of contemporary...
What would poets say about each other's poems if they were really honest? The answer is in Wild and Whirling Words, Thirty-three of America's best and...
