Few poets have so artfully confronted American life as Louis Simpson. Persona speakers struggle with everyday issues against a backdrop of larger forces, the individual's maladjustment to a culture of materialism and brutal competition, the failure of marriage under the pressures of such a society, the failure of the American dream. Simpson wages a lover's quarrel with the world.
"Louis Simpson has perfect pitch. His poems win us first by their drama, their ways of voicing our ways . . . of making do with our lives. Then his intelligence cajoles us to the brink of a cliff of solitude and ...
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Description: Acceptable. Book is in good reading condition. Book shows little wear. Cover has slight wear to its edges/corners. Ex-Library Book. Spine edges show slight wear. read more
Description: Good. 1929918380 Former Library book. The Book shows some signs of wear. The pages? edges are dusty/dirty/stained. There may be some markings inside the book. A Great Book! 100% Money Back Guarantee! ! ! read more
Description: Good. Dust Jacket Included. L. First edition, 1st printing. Very nice ex-library with exterior labels. Text pages are clean, unmarked. Jacket protected by plastic. Read chronologically, his poems constitute the record of a finely intelligent and democratic man's journey from heroism to warm, common citizenship. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd
Date Published: 2003-09-01
ISBN-13:9781929918393ISBN:1929918399
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BOA ED
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781929918393ISBN:1929918399
Description: New. Few poets have so artfully confronted American life as Louis Simpson. Persona speakers struggle with everyday issues against a backdrop of larger forces, the individual's maladjustment to a culture of materialism and brutal competition, the failure o... read more
Edition: First Edition Stated
Binding: Trade Paper Back
Publisher: Boa Editions, Brockport, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781929918393ISBN:1929918399
Description: As New. 8vo; up to 9 3/4 Tall. Illustrated wraps, American Poets Continuum Series Number 78. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Boa Editions
Date Published: 2003-09-01
ISBN-13:9781929918393ISBN:1929918399
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9781929918393ISBN:1929918399
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