Raptors |
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| Author:
| Tellegen, Toon |
| Translator:
| Wilkinson, Judith |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84777-388-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2011 |
| Publisher: | Carcanet Press, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $20.95USD $20.95 |
Book Description:
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With tragicomic bravado and psychological insight, this collection paints a turbulent portrait of a father and his family, creating a poetic sequence that has the scope of a novel and stretches the sense of what is possible in poetry. Each poem is presented as an improvisation on the theme of the father, forming a picture of a family held hostage by the mood swings and histrionics of this patriarch. Combining intense speed and surprise with moments of sudden slowness, this compilation...
More DescriptionWith tragicomic bravado and psychological insight, this collection paints a turbulent portrait of a father and his family, creating a poetic sequence that has the scope of a novel and stretches the sense of what is possible in poetry. Each poem is presented as an improvisation on the theme of the father, forming a picture of a family held hostage by the mood swings and histrionics of this patriarch. Combining intense speed and surprise with moments of sudden slowness, this compilation has the flavor and intensity of a modern classic.