Post Romantic Poems |
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| Author:
| Flenniken, Kathleen |
| Series edited by:
| Bierds, Linda |
| Series title: | Pacific Northwest Poetry Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-295-74840-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2020 |
| Publisher: | University of Washington Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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In her wide-ranging third book, poet Kathleen Flenniken undertakes the difficult task of re-seeing what is before us. Post Romantic fuses personal memory with national and ecological upheaval, interweaving narratives of family, nuclear history, love of country, and a dangerous age moving too fast. Flenniken takes these challenging moments--bits and pieces of childhood, marriage, cultural touchstones--and holds them up to the light, seeking comfort in a complicated world that...
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In her wide-ranging third book, poet Kathleen Flenniken undertakes the difficult task of re-seeing what is before us. Post Romantic fuses personal memory with national and ecological upheaval, interweaving narratives of family, nuclear history, love of country, and a dangerous age moving too fast. Flenniken takes these challenging moments--bits and pieces of childhood, marriage, cultural touchstones--and holds them up to the light, seeking comfort in a complicated world that is at once heartbreaking, confounding, and dear.