Description
Found poems are to their poet what no-fault insurance is to beneficiaries: payoffs waiting to happen where everyone wins and no one is blamed. Dillard culls about 40 such happy accidents from sources as diverse as a The American Boys Handy Book (1882) and the letters of Van Gogh. . . . the poet aims for a lucky, loaded symbolism that catapults the reader into an epiphany never imagined by the original authors. -- Publishers Weekly
In Mornings Like This, beloved author Annie Dillard has given us a witty and moving collection of poems in a wholly original form, sure to charm her fans, both old and new.
Extracting and rearranging sentences from old and odd books--From D.C. Beard's The American Boys Handy Book in 1882 to Van Gogh's letters to David Greyson's The Countryman's Year in 1936--Dillard has composed poems on poetry's most heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. A unique, clever, and original collection, Dillard's characteristic voice sounds throughout the pages.
Author: Annie Dillard
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 04/26/1996
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 9.30h x 5.50w x 0.27d
ISBN13: 9780060927257
ISBN10: 0060927259
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American | General
- Poetry | Anthologies (multiple authors)
- Poetry | Women Authors