Behind My Eyes
Li-Young Lee
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
Combining sesitivity and eloquence with a broad appeal, Li-Young Lee walks in the footsteps of Stanley Kunitz and Billy Collins as one of the United States's most beloved poets. Straightforward language and simple narratives become gateways to the most powerful formulations of beauty, wisdom, and divine love.
Product Details
Price
$15.95
$14.83
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
July 01, 2009
Pages
106
Dimensions
5.9 X 0.3 X 8.8 inches | 0.35 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393334814
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Li-Young Lee is a poet and translator. Lee's honors include a Lannan Literary Award, Whiting Award, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award, I. B. Lavan Award, three Pushcart Prizes, a William Carlos Williams award, fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Academy of American Poets, and many others. He received the 2024 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Lee lives in Chicago.
Reviews
Luminous, deceptively simple poems.
Accessible, enigmatic, melodic, humorous . . . profound. "
Luminous, deceptively simple poems. "
The conversations in Behind My Eyes beautifully speak the mind s inquiring rhythms. "
Accessible, enigmatic, melodic, humorous . . . profound. "
Luminous, deceptively simple poems. "
The conversations in Behind My Eyes beautifully speak the mind s inquiring rhythms. "