5 Ergebnisse.

This is a collection of poems written by poet Sidney Wade. Form, landscape, language, music, birds, and an occasional bout of political outrage inform Wade's imagination. The poems in this volume draw on these inspirations in verse forms frequently subverted so as to appear informal. These forms include syllabics, sonnets, a single villanelle, and poems written in the octave stanza invented by John Berryman"--

In this stunning collection, the author offers an exquisite array of poems at once sublime and playful, dedicated to the unearthly wonders of winged creatures. The book is a universal song of praise to the mysteries and intricacies of the animal world that surrounds us, and a wide-awake hymn, by a master lyricist, to the delights and surprises of our common language. The brilliantly vivid, elegant verse is sure to delight and inspire general r...

Sidney Wade continues to showcase her talents as a poet of potent play in this buoyant sixth collection. Oftentimes reminiscent of the work of Marianne Moore, these striking new poems-rustic, reflective, and typically set lakeside-are limber and unbelievably lean, quick as bubbling brooks, and packed with whimsy and wisdom in equal measure.

Her poems (are)...a particular and splendid instance of what Hopkins meant by 'proper poetry, the language of inspiration.'"--Richard Howard Political outrage rustles the high grasses of these ingenious lyrics, which often employ the ecologies of both the Florida panhandle and the Aegean coast to slyly portray humanity's foibles. Formally inventive (included is a series of "monosonnets"), Wade's is a boisterous poetry, one that takes pleasure...

This collection features poems which touch a wide variety of subjects. The volume is primarily set in Istanbul and reflects life on the edge of two continents, Asia and Europe.