Shadowing the Ground

Book Description: Wesleyan University Press, 1991. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. (Ex-Library) Very good in a Very good dustjacket. W/mylar wrap. Shows normal library markings. Free front endpaper has been removed. B-4. Bookseller Inventory # 12551

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Book Description: Wesleyan University Press, Middletown, 1991. Hardcover. Book Condition: Good. First Edition (Unstated). 70 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket in protective mylar cover. Good condition. Back endpaper has been removed. Library discard. POETRY. The character of a person and the worth of a poet, may be judged by how he or she comes to terms with death. David Ignatow, at the time of writing these poems in his late 70s, faces the prospect of death squarely and speaks with quiet authority of his puzzlement, anger, grief, and ultimate acceptance. In 66 short poems that together form one monumental work, Ignatow describes what it is to grow old - the isolation, loss of loved ones, idle hours, long walks - and ponders the elemental conundrum of ceasing to exist: "Why was I born if I have to die,/buzzed the fly, and buzzed and buzzed." "David Ignatow is a genius in the subtle way he ties the death energy to the most ordinary details of ordinary life. One thinks nothing is happening, but the implications are enormous." - Robert Bly (Key Words: David Ignatow, Death, Poetry). book. Bookseller Inventory # 60247X1

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Book Description: University Press of New England, Hanover, NH, 1991. Hardcover. Book Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. Tan cl. bind. only very sl. rubbed at spine ends, corners, else NF. Dj just a bit rubbed at edges, else NF. ; B&w frontis ils.; 8vo; 68 pages. Bookseller Inventory # 26292

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