Benchmarks New and Selected Poems 1963-2013 |
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| Author:
| Dauenhauer, Richard |
| Series title: | The Alaska Literary Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60223-209-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Alaska Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $19.95USD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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Russian, German, Tlingit. Like the languages he translates, Richard Dauenhauer's poetry offers unexpected surprises. A prolific translator who also works in Finnish, Swedish, and classical Greek, he has a poetic command of language that has earned him wide recognition over fifty years of published work.
Benchmarks spans these decades of writing, and each poem contained within marks a certain place in time and space, like a surveyor's benchmark. The poems play with...
More DescriptionRussian, German, Tlingit. Like the languages he translates, Richard Dauenhauer's poetry offers unexpected surprises. A prolific translator who also works in Finnish, Swedish, and classical Greek, he has a poetic command of language that has earned him wide recognition over fifty years of published work. Benchmarks spans these decades of writing, and each poem contained within marks a certain place in time and space, like a surveyor's benchmark. The poems play with language while focusing on the land and people of Alaska. And like Alaska itself, this book offers a variety of delights--readers will find a new experience with each turn.