Crossing the Equator: New and Selected Poems 1972-2004 Contributor(s): Christopher, Nicholas (Author) |
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ISBN: 015603140X ISBN-13: 9780156031400 Publisher: Ecco Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: April 2007 Annotation: Since his poetry began appearing in the New Yorker when he was in his early twenties, Nicholas Christopher has been praised as one of America's most important poets by John Ashbery, Charles Simic, James Merrill, and Anthony Hecht, among others. Crossing the Equator collects Christopher's best work from the past three decades and includes a section of new poems that are among his finest. Exploring with equal brilliance the labyrinths of history and the human heart, the jagged magic of urban life and the illuminations of travel, the luminous and transformative voice of Crossing the Equator puts on display Christopher's dazzling power and myriad depths. |
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BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
Dewey: 811.54 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.35" W x 7.98" L (0.48 lbs) 240 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
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Publisher Description: Nicholas Christopher has been praised as one of America's most important poets by such literary talents as John Ashbery, Charles Simic, James Merrill, and Anthony Hecht. Crossing the Equator collects Christopher's best work from the past three decades and includes a section of new poems that are among his finest. Cold missiles and a rain of embers accompany the men who slide like shadows into the city faces mud-smeared stones for teeth no eyes who slit the throats of everyone they encounter until breaking down my door they drag me into the darkness that floods the corridor and lock me in an icy chamber --from THE LAST HOURS OF LA DIK , SISTER OF HEKTOR |
Contributor Bio(s): Christopher, Nicholas: - NICHOLAS CHRISTOPHER is the author of seven volumes of poetry, five novels, and a cultural history of film noir. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker, Esquire, the Nation, the New Republic, the Paris Review, and other notable magazines. A professor in the School of the Arts at Columbia University, he lives in New York City. |
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