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OverviewShadows of the Pines, a comic novella in verse, introduces readers to Harold Rava, a poet who teaches poetry in a storefront juku during the day and in a rundown restaurant, the Pines of Rome, at night. Leading the franchise is a struggle for Harold. There is no money in poetry. The audience is roughly the size of the number of practitioners. But the subversive Rava School-which teaches students to make what Gerard Manley Hopkins called ""great strokes of havoc""-could change all that. Unfortunately, the school's mission-creating an audience of millions of enthusiasts, one person a time-is beyond its grasp. To be successful. Harold must get the help of his teachers, the ghosts of poets and thinkers-Auden, Borges, Buber, Montale, Saba, J.B. Yeats, and others-who visit him each night at the Pines, And he must learn to better treat the words he writes, who rebel against him. Harold ultimately recognizes that it will not be the United States but Albania where poetry will flourish. Readers unfamiliar with poetry can simply enjoy the ride and be taken by the book's rhythm and riddles, its characters and comedy, for it is all Dreamland, a poetic narrative where anyone can enter. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sheppard RanbomPublisher: Finishing Line Press Imprint: Finishing Line Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.322kg ISBN: 9798888386538Pages: 102 Publication Date: 19 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationSheppard Ranbom is a poet based in Washington, DC where he lives with his wife, Mary-Mack Callahan. He is the author of King Philip's War, I Didn't Know Kyoto, and Shadows of the Pines. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |