Almost an elegy : new and later selected poems /
A moving and incandescent volume from a poet celebrated for her 'unfailing mastery of her medium' (New York Times Book Review). In poems of graceful lyricism and penetrating observation, award-winning poet Linda Pastan sheds new light on the complexities of ordinary life and the rising tid...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2022].
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A moving and incandescent volume from a poet celebrated for her 'unfailing mastery of her medium' (New York Times Book Review). In poems of graceful lyricism and penetrating observation, award-winning poet Linda Pastan sheds new light on the complexities of ordinary life and the rising tide of mortality. Drawing from Pastan's five most recent volumes-including The Last Uncle (2002), Traveling Light (2011) and Insomnia (2015)-and with over thirty new poems, Almost an Elegy reflects on beauty, old age and the probability of loss. Whether in a lush evocation of an impressionist painting or a wry and wistful ode to a car key, Pastan finds lucid meaning in the passage of time. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 122 pages ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781324021490 1324021497 |