The Ledge: Poems
ISBN-13:
9780618219100
ISBN-10:
0618219102
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Michael Collier
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Ecco
Format:
Paperback
80 pages
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Book details
ISBN-13:
9780618219100
ISBN-10:
0618219102
Edition:
Reprint
Author:
Michael Collier
Publication date:
2002
Publisher:
Ecco
Format:
Paperback
80 pages
Summary
The Ledge: Poems (ISBN-13: 9780618219100 and ISBN-10: 0618219102), written by authors
Michael Collier, was published by Ecco in 2002.
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A new collection of poetry by the director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, which celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2000. "Dark splendor" are the words Edward Hirsch uses to describe the poems of the award-winning author Michael Collier. Collier's new work balances on the ledge between the everyday and the unknown, revealing the hidden depths of relationships. The poems in THE LEDGE are narrative and colloquial, musical and crystalline, at once intimate and sharp-edged. They render the world beautifully mysterious as they slide into unexpected emotional territory. A son loses his father's favorite hammer, and with it his trust. In "The Wave," the enthusiastic crowd at a baseball game rises and sits in frightening unison, belying their hopeful cheering. In "Fathom and League," a dive two miles deep in the Pacific reveals the submerged volcanoes of the ocean and the soul. In many of the poems, the familiar animal world - of dogs and sparrows and possums in the yard - transfigures the view through a window. As director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Collier has reinvigorated one of America's most important literary institutions. The artistry and directness of THE LEDGE confirm his place among the most significant poets of his generation.
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