The Lice Contributor(s): Merwin, W. S. (Author), Zapruder, Matthew (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1556594984 ISBN-13: 9781556594984 Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Death, Grief, Loss |
Dewey: 811.54 |
LCCN: 2016047970 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 8.4" L (0.35 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
Features: Price on Product |
Review Citations: Shelf Awareness 05/23/2017 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This Fiftieth Anniversary edition celebrates one of the most ground-breaking books in American poetry. When first published in 1967, W.S. Merwin's The Lice was ground-breaking. Its visionary urgency directly engaged the nexus of aesthetics and morality, exerting an immediate and lasting effect on the writing and reading of poetry. Like all great art, this monumental work continues to inspire. As Merwin discussed in an interview, "The Lice was written at a time when I really felt there was no point in writing. I got to the point where I thought the future was so bleak that there was no point in writing anything at all. And so the poems kind of pushed their way upon me. I would be out growing vegetables and walking around the countryside when all of a sudden I'd find myself writing a poem, and I'd write it." When the War is Over When the war is over W.S. Merwin is one of America's greatest poets. His recent books of poems have been honored with a Pulitzer prize, a National Book Award, and the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress. He lives in Hawaii. |
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