Description
Originally published in 1978, Stilt Jack is a series of powerful soliloquies on the complexity of love and the process of living. These are made immediate through Thompson's command of metaphor, his eye for maritime landscape, his intense, often elliptical way of transfiguring everyday things into shorthand symbols of reality. This remarkable sequence of poems is based on the ghazal, an ancient Persian poetic form which is discussed in Thompson's introduction to the original edition of the book.
These poems more than fulfill the promise of Thompson's first collection, At the Edge of the Chopping There Are No Secrets. Stilt Jack is the last testament of a major poet at the pinnacle of his craft.
Author: John Thompson
Publisher: A List
Published: 08/06/2019
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781487006662
ISBN10: 1487006667
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | Canadian | General
- Poetry | American | General