16 Ergebnisse.

A poem is an act of faith because the poet believes in it, " contends John Wall Barger in The Elephant of Silence, a collection of essays exploring forms of knowing (and not knowing) that awaken a poetic mind. By considering poetry, film, and the intersections among aesthetic moments and our lives, Barger illuminates the foundations of poetic craft but also probes how to be alive, creative, and open in the world. Each piece investigates unansw...

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

In Smog Mother, John Wall Barger asks: What is a poet without a home? Over and over he finds answers in the joy of duende, the goblin spirit that, as Lorca says, "will not approach at all if he does not see the possibility of death, if he is not convinced he will circle death's house." Ranging from an anti-government rally on the streets of Bangkok to a train trip on the Trans-Mongolian Railway, Smog Mother is the strongest collection yet from...

As its title suggests, Resurrection Fail is a worthy paradox, blending John Wall Barger's enviable economy of style with a luxury of spirit that glimmers beneath both his speaker's fetching enthusiasms and deep sorrows. These poems capture how the world's beauty and brutality are bound together, that we fail and-if we're lucky-find the will to resurrect ourselves over and over again. But for all this poet's clear seriousness of purpose, there'...

Keine Beschreibung.

Excerpt from Greene County Coal Book and Purchasers' Official GuideIn presenting this work to the public, due consideration has been given to the authenticity and accuracy of the statistical record mention.The acreage being given to the fractional part and taken from the latest survey, thus covering the purchaser and insuring against subsequent loss in area measurement.By the simplicity of construction and brevity of this work, a glance disclo...

Excerpt from Greene County Coal Book and Purchasers' Official GuideIn presenting this work to the public, due consideration has been given to the authenticity and accuracy of the statistical record mention.The acreage being given to the fractional part and taken from the latest survey, thus covering the purchaser and insuring against subsequent loss in area measurement.By the simplicity of construction and brevity of this work, a glance disclo...

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

The title is a literal translation of the Arabic word fakir, which refers to both a Sufi holy man who performs feats of endurance or magic, and a common street beggar who chants the scriptures. In the world of carnivals, a fakir or torture king would go to great lengths to demonstrate his immunity to pain - by, for example, lying on a bed of spikes and then asking an audience member to break a concrete block on his chest with a sledgehammer. T...