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OverviewThe Winter Dance Party lays out, not someone's entire life, but that person's life as a poet. This enthralling, career-spanning book by the National Book Award finalist David Kirby is made up mainly of new poems along with a generous number of older ones alternating with one another in nine sections that proceed, not chronologically, but more like chapters in a surreal memoir, with long poems followed by short poems, exploratory formats next to more traditional ones, straightforward poems cheek by jowl with ones that are more allusive. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David KirbyPublisher: Louisiana State University Press Imprint: Louisiana State University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm ISBN: 9780807182444ISBN 10: 0807182443 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 31 July 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""He is a spieling genius of the compound sentence and laugh-aloud funny.""--Booklist ""Kirby's place among an attentive poetry audience is permanent.""--Library Journal ""The loquacious style of David Kirby's poetry can sometimes resemble the riffs of a brainy stand-up comedian.""--New York Times Book Review" "The loquacious style of David Kirby's poetry can sometimes resemble the riffs of a brainy stand-up comedian."""" - New York Times Book Review """"He is a spieling genius of the compound sentence and laugh-aloud funny."""" - Booklist """"Kirby's place among an attentive poetry audience is permanent."""" - Library Journal" Author Information"David Kirby teaches at Florida State University, where he is the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English. His many books include Little Richard: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll, described by the Times Literary Supplement as """"a hymn of praise to the emancipatory power of nonsense."""" In 2016, Kirby received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Florida Humanities, which called him """"a literary treasure of our state." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |