Plato's Breath |
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| Author:
| Freisinger, Randall |
| Series title: | Swenson Poetry Award Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87421-236-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1997 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Colorado
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| Imprint: | Utah State University Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Freisinger's new poetry collection is inhabited alike by bright, tangible images and thoughtful, intricate meditations. Pumpkins, poultry houses, sperm tests, a vacuum cleaner salesman, a father's damaged brain, an anatomist's tools, a baby falling from a fourth-story window-all of these come to the page distinct and palpable. At the same time, the work finds a central inspiration in theoretical work like Jeremy Rifkin's social criticism. Poetry of both the mind and the heart, Plato's...
More DescriptionFreisinger's new poetry collection is inhabited alike by bright, tangible images and thoughtful, intricate meditations. Pumpkins, poultry houses, sperm tests, a vacuum cleaner salesman, a father's damaged brain, an anatomist's tools, a baby falling from a fourth-story window-all of these come to the page distinct and palpable. At the same time, the work finds a central inspiration in theoretical work like Jeremy Rifkin's social criticism. Poetry of both the mind and the heart, Plato's Breath embraces the power of imagination to transform the ordinary into an extraordinary affirmation of life.