Atlantis: Poems - Hardcover

Doty, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060553626 ISBN 13: 9780060553623

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

The poignant, accomplished new collection of poetry from the author of My Alexandria--1993 winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, Los Angeles Times Book Award, 1993 National Book Award Finalist.

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Review:

"In his latest book, Atlantis, a collection of magnificent acts of attention, Mark Doty has found an ancient, radiant world within ours. Like the vanished continent of Atlantis, the present he occupies is submerged in loss. But is is luminous, a land bridge between the world of life and death...sublime, immediate, disappearing" (New York Times Book Review)

"Doty is a land of plenty, his poems celebrate abundance" (Colm Toibin Guardian)

"The American poet Mark Doty dissents from the assumption that a plain style is more truthful than an elaborate one. Some poets are hypnotised by language and get caught flat-footed, but Doty is witty and quick... Wonderful" (Daily Telegraph)

"Doty's poetry mixes acute observation with an astute ear to create lines that not only luxuriate in their own beauty but also have a sense of real urgency. Scintillating and searing, he seems to have created a new poetic form; a synthesis of emotional power and linguistic experiment" (Sue Hubbard Independent)

Book Description:

The devastating follow-up to My Alexandria, winner of the 1995 T.S. Eliot prize, by a writer who has since won many awards and become one of the greatest American poets of his generation.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060553626
• ISBN 13: 9780060553623
• Binding: Hardcover