Lighthead /
The fourth collection by the author portrays the light-headedness of a mind trying to pull against gravity and time. It sets what it means to be "light longing for lightness" against what it means to "burn with all the humanity fire strips away." Hayes navigates melancholy, irr...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Penguin Books,
2010.
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| Series: | Penguin poets
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| Summary: | The fourth collection by the author portrays the light-headedness of a mind trying to pull against gravity and time. It sets what it means to be "light longing for lightness" against what it means to "burn with all the humanity fire strips away." Hayes navigates melancholy, irreverence, and the sublime.--From publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 95 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Awards: | 2010 National Book Award for Poetry |
| ISBN: | 9780143116967 : 0143116967 |