Time As Distance |
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| Author:
| Halperin, Mark |
| ISBN: | 978-0-932826-21-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | New Issues Poetry & Prose, Western Michigan University
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.00USD $14.00 |
Book Description:
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Poetry. "In his latest collection, TIME AS DISTANCE, Halperin explores some of his and our various lives, traveling along a time-line from Yakima, Washington, and Tallinn, Pennsylvania, back to Tallinn, Estonia, deep into his own Russian-Jewish ancestry. Along that time-line he and we all live, still, always: for Halperin, time strands and estranges us; it streamlines and brings us together. These are poems that travel immense distances very quietly, without gimmicks, but with saving...
More DescriptionPoetry. "In his latest collection, TIME AS DISTANCE, Halperin explores some of his and our various lives, traveling along a time-line from Yakima, Washington, and Tallinn, Pennsylvania, back to Tallinn, Estonia, deep into his own Russian-Jewish ancestry. Along that time-line he and we all live, still, always: for Halperin, time strands and estranges us; it streamlines and brings us together. These are poems that travel immense distances very quietly, without gimmicks, but with saving heart and irresistible grace" - Nancy Eimers.