Isbn: 9780807122129 - Death and Transfiguration: Poems (17 results)

Condition: Good. First edition copy. . Book from the collection of poet Paul Grant. (poems, poetry).

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Oversized.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

softcover. Condition: Fine copy. 1st. 8vo, 56 pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First printing of paperback edition; content clean, no markings.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Paperback Edition. Inscribed by the author on the title page. Light wear/soiling to wraps & edges of text block. Several poems are underlined in red. Signed by Author.

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this, her latest, deeply moving collection, Kelly Cherry confronts the basic questions of love and death, faith and suffering. From her search for ""a new poetry"", one that can face up to the worst barbarities of the twentieth century, Cherry wrests a passionate, authoritative, powerful vision that is itself transfiguring. Death and Transfiguration focuses on the wisdom one gains from pain rather than on the pain itself. Cherry, betraying no fear, grasps her anguish to see how much she can stand. Dedication, tenacity, and spiritual poise are needed to make precise observations of this kind in the most trying times. In Death and Transfiguration, Cherry demonstrates how such displacements of the mind carry with them their own analeptic.""Requiem,"" the collection's long closing poem, gathers all of these deaths in a single embrace. This spectacular piece, emotionally akin to Anna Akhmatova's poem of the same title but as closely and brilliantly reasoned as philosophy, transforms everything that has gone before, creating a strong, unified work. In this collection, the author confronts the basic questions of love and death, faith and suffering. It focuses on the wisdom one gains from pain rather than on pain itself. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Signed. A Very Good copy of this paperback poetry collection. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author (as "Kelly"), and signed in full above her name at the title page. Inscribed by Author(s). Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 64 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.25 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this, her latest, deeply moving collection, Kelly Cherry confronts the basic questions of love and death, faith and suffering. From her search for ''a new poetry'', one that can face up to the worst barbarities of the twentieth century, Cherry wrests a passionate, authoritative, powerful vision that is itself transfiguring. Death and Transfiguration focuses on the wisdom one gains from pain rather than on the pain itself. Cherry, betraying no fear, grasps her anguish to see how much she can stand. Dedication, tenacity, and spiritual poise are needed to make precise observations of this kind in the most trying times. In Death and Transfiguration, Cherry demonstrates how such displacements of the mind carry with them their own analeptic.''Requiem,'' the collection's long closing poem, gathers all of these deaths in a single embrace. This spectacular piece, emotionally akin to Anna Akhmatova's poem of the same title but as closely and brilliantly reasoned as philosophy, transforms everything that has gone before, creating a strong, unified work.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. In this deeply moving collection, Kelly Cherry confronts the basic questions of love and death, faith and suffering. From her search for a new poetry , one that can face up to the worst barbarities of the twentieth century, Cherry wrests a passionate, auth.