Sand opera.

Metres, Philip, 1970-

Published by Farmington, Maine: Alice James Books, 2015

About this Item

PAPERBACK, worn used copy with crease mark on spine, a few pencil marks, covers curled, pages somewhat wavy along top edge. INSCRIBED and SIGNED on title page to recipient with first name only: thanks for listenting to the sound of my listening / Philip Metres B/W 2015. METRES, PHILIP. Sand opera. Farmington, Maine: Alice James Books, 2015, 1st printing number line ending with 1, 103pp., . Graphically adventurous poetry book includes numerous translucent page, unusual layout. - "Sand Opera emerges from the dizzying position of being named but unheard as an Arab American, and out of the parallel sense of seeing Arabs named and silenced since 9/11. Polyvocal poems, arias, and redacted text speak for the unheard. Metres exposes our common humanity, while investigating the dehumanizing perils of war and its lasting effect on our culture". ISBN 9781938584091.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sand opera.
• Publisher: Farmington, Maine: Alice James Books, 2015
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)