What I Got for a Dollar (Paperback)
Bert Stern
ISBN 10: 1946830011 ISBN 13: 9781946830012
Published by Grid Books, 2018
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Paperback. In this exquisite third book, Bert Stern grapples with the elemental and the extraordinary, looking back on the length of his journey and finding realms of possibility, powerful proof of a life well lived. Moments of divine recognition pervade these poems--their rough terrains, their changing atmospheres and stunning grace--culminating in a profound sense of gratitude for the tactile world. Here is a poet writing at the height of his powers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781946830012
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In this exquisite third book, Bert Stern grapples with the elemental and the extraordinary, looking back on the length of his journey and finding realms of possibility, powerful proof of a life well lived. Moments of divine recognition pervade these poems--their rough terrains, their changing atmospheres and stunning grace--culminating in a profound sense of gratitude for the tactile world. Here is a poet writing at the height of his powers.
About the Author: Cofounder of Grid Books and its imprint Off the Grid Press, Bert Stern is the author of three poetry collections, What I Got for a Dollar (Off the Grid Press, 2018), Silk and The Ragpicker’ s Grandson (Red Dust, 1998) and Steerage (Ibbetson Street Press, 2008). Stern is also the author of the critical books Wallace Stevens: Art of Uncertainty, and Winter in China, a monograph on American expatriate Robert Winter. He is Milligan Professor of English Emeritus at Wabash College, and has also taught at the University of Thessaloniki as Fulbright Professor of English and at Peking University. Stern served as chief editor for Hilton Publishing, and for fifteen years taught for Changing Lives through Literature, a program designed for men and women on probation.
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Title: What I Got for a Dollar (Paperback)
Publisher: Grid Books
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new