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Horror Vacui: Poems
Contributor(s): Heise, Thomas (Author)

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 ISBN: 1932511318     ISBN-13: 9781932511314
Publisher: Sarabande Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2006
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Annotation: "These are ambitious, moving poems, deft, panged, and stunning."-Dean Young

"Existential chilliness, mourning, and dread find a uniquely compelling voice in Thomas Heise's poetry. . . ."-Alan Williamson

""Horror Vacui" offers an often vertiginous account of how death imposes [an] irresistible fact on minds bent on both accommodating and resisting this one inevitable yet impossible truth. . . . And it's this property of being barely held together that makes "Horror Vacui" so striking. . . . an extraordinary mood piece."-Ray McDaniel

In his haunting debut collection "Horror Vacui," Thomas Heise explores the fear of empty space, a mysterious and abiding absence that is a pronounced presence in this poet's lyrical voice.

Thomas Heise holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of California at Davis and a PhD from New York University. Currently he teaches at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | American - General
- Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Inspirational & Religious
Dewey: 811.6
LCCN: 2005014993
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.32" W x 9.24" L (0.69 lbs) 88 pages
Features: Dust Cover, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/13/2006 pg. 43
Library Journal 08/15/2006 pg. 90
Library Journal 08/01/2006 pg. 90
 
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"These are ambitious, moving poems, deft, panged, and stunning."--Dean Young

"Existential chilliness, mourning, and dread find a uniquely compelling voice in Thomas Heise's poetry. . . ."--Alan Williamson

Horror Vacui offers an often vertiginous account of how death imposes an] irresistible fact on minds bent on both accommodating and resisting this one inevitable yet impossible truth. . . . And it's this property of being barely held together that makes Horror Vacui so striking. . . . an extraordinary mood piece.--Ray McDaniel

In his haunting debut collection Horror Vacui, Thomas Heise explores the fear of empty space, a mysterious and abiding absence that is a pronounced presence in this poet's lyrical voice.

Thomas Heise holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of California at Davis and a PhD from New York University. Currently he teaches at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.
 
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