Shiner
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Book Overview
In this electrifying and raw debut anthology, Maggie Nelson unpicks the everyday with the quick alchemy and precision of her later modern classics The Argonauts and Bluets. The poems of Shiner experiment with a variety of styles-syllabic verse, sonnets, macaronic translation, Zen poems, walking poems-to express love, bewilderment, grief, and beauty. This book, Nelson's first, heralded the arrival of a fully formed, virtuoso voice.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1786994658
ISBN13:9781786994653
Release Date:September 2018
Publisher:Zed Books
Length:84 Pages
Weight:0.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.1" x 7.7"
Customer Reviews
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The Zen of a Beer Can
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Well, I guess there is something to the New York School revival, because Maggie Nelson's poetry is more evidence of an inspired blend of quotidian particulars, wit, and attitude. Nelson begins one poem with remembering how she once associated Zen with wisdom. Now, however, she intends to buy "as much beer as five dollars will buy and drink it right here on the sofa." The poem is entitled "A Misunderstanding." The subtle intelligence at work here is very sexy.
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