God Particles by Lux Thomas (26 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. God Particles displays the distinctive originality and unpredictability that prompted the Washington Post Book World to name Lux one of this generation's most gifted poets. A satiric edge, tempered by profound compassion, cuts through many of the poems in Lux's book. While themes of intolerance, inhumanity, loss, and a deep sense of mortality mark these poems, a lighthearted grace instills even the somberest moments with unexpected sweetness. In the title poem Lux writes, "there's no reason for God to feel guilt / I think He was downhearted, weary, too weary / to be angry anymore . . . / He wanted each of us, / and all the things we touch . . . / to have a tiny piece of Him / though we are unqualified, / of even the crumb of a crumb." Dark, humorous, and strikingly imaginative, this is Lux's most compassionate work to date.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. God Particles displays the distinctive originality and unpredictability that prompted the Washington Post Book World to name Lux one of this generation's most gifted poets. A satiric edge, tempered by profound compassion, cuts through many of the poems in Lux's book. While themes of intolerance, inhumanity, loss, and a deep sense of mortality mark these poems, a lighthearted grace instills even the somberest moments with unexpected sweetness. In the title poem Lux writes, "there's no reason for God to feel guilt / I think He was downhearted, weary, too weary / to be angry anymore . . . / He wanted each of us, / and all the things we touch . . . / to have a tiny piece of Him / though we are unqualified, / of even the crumb of a crumb." Dark, humorous, and strikingly imaginative, this is Lux's most compassionate work to date.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, unmarked with DJ in VG+ condition. BP/Poetry.

Condition: Good. 10th Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket. 61 pp. Tightly bound. Corners not bumped Text is free of markings. No ownership markings.

Condition: New.

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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. God Particles. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st edition 1st printing - slight stain on closed page edge - otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean - enjoy.

Condition: New.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Bound in black boards, stamped in gold in matching dust jacket. A 61 pp. book of poetry by the noted poet. Tight, clean copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: as new. Houghton Mifflin, c2008. 2nd printing. 63pp. 8vo. Inscribed by Thomas Lux on title page. As new unread hardcover, as new d/j.

paperback. Condition: like new. Easthampton MA: Adastra Press, 2011. SIGNED on the title page. First paperback edition. New condition with no internal markings. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 63 pages. 9.25x6.40x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 235mm. pp 61.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - God Particles displays the distinctive originality and unpredictability that prompted the Washington Post Book World to name Lux one of this generation's most gifted poets. A satiric edge, tempered by profound compassion, cuts through many of the poems in Lux's book. While themes of intolerance, inhumanity, loss, and a deep sense of mortality mark these poems, a lighthearted grace instills even the somberest moments with unexpected sweetness. In the title poem Lux writes, there's no reason for God to feel guilt / I think He was downhearted, weary, too weary / to be angry anymore . . . / He wanted each of us, / and all the things we touch . . . / to have a tiny piece of Him / though we are unqualified, / of even the crumb of a crumb. Dark, humorous, and strikingly imaginative, this is Lux's most compassionate work to date. …

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnTHOMAS LUX holds the Bourne Chair in Poetry and is the director of the McEver Visiting Writers Program at Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been awarded three NEA grants and the Kingsley Tufts Award and is a forme.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine binding. Octavo. [14], 63 pp. Advance Reading Copy; signed by Lux on the title page. A clean bright copy.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 80.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 80.

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.