
In the Dark
Ruth Stone
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"An aging poet's failing eyesight informs this collection . . . some of which recall the spirit of Russian poet Anna Akhmatova. Dark but not hopeless, they spring from Stone's lucid inner vision, which is straightforward, musical, and defiant."--Utne
Now available in paperback, In the Dark, winner of the Paterson Award for Sustained Literary Achievement, is Ruth Stone's follow-up to her National Book Award--winning In the Next Galaxy. Personal issues of memory, aging, and loss are balanced against profound political and cultural change. Stone has been called a "people's poet" whose work is "profoundly rewarding," and she writes a poetry of everyday life that recasts the mundane as indispensable. When asked whether poets improve with age, Stone, then eighty-nine, replied: "There's no question."
From "What is a Poem?"
Having come this far
with a handful of alphabet,
I am forced,
with these few blocks,
to invent the universe.
Product Details
Publisher | Copper Canyon Press |
Publish Date | February 01, 2007 |
Pages | 120 |
Language | English |
Type | |
EAN/UPC | 9781556592508 |
Dimensions | 8.9 X 6.1 X 0.4 inches | 0.5 pounds |
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