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Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 To 2013 eBook

by Bj Ward
language: english
Publisher: NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS, October of 2013 ‧
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BJ Ward, an award-winning poet whose poetry and essays have been featured on National Public Radio and in publications such as The Sun Magazine, TriQuarterly, The Literary Review, and the New York Times, has brought together in one volume the fruits of his labor spanning over twenty years. Winner of the 2014 Paterson Award for Literary Excellence, this rich collection of thoughtful and often ironic reflections reveals both the reverence and irreverence of human experience. Jackleg Opera contains material from Ward''s three previous books Landing in New Jersey with Soft Hands, 17 Love Poems with No Despair, and Gravedigger''s Birthday, as well as thirty-five new poems that are reminiscent of the clear simple style of Poet Laureate Billy Collins.

Under the Elm
We left the party, walked / beneath a moon that seemed / more a spotlight than night, / until we found a tree. / We pressed against it / and the grass rose against us, / the sky continued to darken, / and soon days, weeks, migrations, / and metamorphoses passed / as we kissed ourselves out / of our bored lives. / Us--two thousand miles away now, / the grass still growing wild around our feet.

"In poems that both honor and transcend his blue-collar roots, BJ Ward blends poignancy and humor with downright good storytelling, and takes his place among the brightest voices of his generation."--Stephen Dunn, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry


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Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 To 2013

by Bj Ward

Property Description
ISBN: 9781583946787
Publisher: NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS
Release Date: October of 2013
Language: English
Format: eBook
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Collection: Io Poetry Series
Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Poetry
EAN: 9781583946787
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