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Overview"In his second collection of poems, Adam Kirsch examines the world we live in now, a world in which the dangers of history have invaded the pleasures of private life. His connected poems use traditional forms to create a free, contemporary music amidst the omens of the post-September 11 world. Mr. Kirsch is at home with all the strange juxtapositions of our culture: he can celebrate ""the paradisal sighs"" of Jane Birkin and still hear the ""angelic harmonies"" of Handel's Messiah; he can observe military jets trailing ""stripes of smoke"" and find the quiet of a synagogue in Queens. Invasions is a moving and highly personal collection, Mr. Kirsch's exploration of what he calls, with fear and hope, ""the magically real.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Adam KirschPublisher: Ivan R Dee, Inc Imprint: Ivan R Dee, Inc Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 21.80cm Weight: 0.118kg ISBN: 9781566637749ISBN 10: 1566637740 Pages: 80 Publication Date: 18 February 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback 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 ContentsReviewsAt a time when academic criticism has become specialized to the point of irrelevance, it s easy to appreciate the lighter touch Mr. Kirsch brings to critical prose.--Wes Davis New York Sun Author InformationAdam Kirsch's first book of poems, The Thousand Wells, was awarded the New Criterion Poetry Prize. Mr. Kirsch has also written two books of poetry criticism, The Wounded Surgeon and The Modern Element. He lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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