ISBN: 9780811209090

Oblique Prayers is arranged in four thematic sections that, taken together, work toward a mature philosophy in equal harmony with public activism and private reflection. A personal mood l… Altro …

Oblique Prayers is arranged in four thematic sections that, taken together, work toward a mature philosophy in equal harmony with public activism and private reflection. A personal mood links the poems of "Decipherings." In "Prisoners," the poet addresses the continuing horrors of our dark time: genocide, imperialism, impending nuclear holocaust--human degradation in brutal political guise. Levertov is an accomplished translator. With "Fourteen Poems by Jean Joubert," she introduces English-speaking readers to a contemporary French poet whose work is remarkably akin to her own. "Of God and of the Gods," the final section of the book, is informed by a transcendent lyricism that can equate in a breath "a day of spring, a needle's eye." Media > Book, [PU: New Directions Publishing]<

1984, ISBN: 9780811209090

New Directions, 1984. Trade Paperback. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Light shelfwear, else a clean copy, tight uncreased spine, a small remainder mark along the bottom., New Direction… Altro …

New Directions, 1984. Trade Paperback. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Light shelfwear, else a clean copy, tight uncreased spine, a small remainder mark along the bottom., New Directions, 1984, 0<