The Shadow of Sirius

The Shadow of Sirius
Author :
Publisher : Bloodaxe Books
Total Pages : 117
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1852248548
ISBN-13 : 9781852248543
Rating : 4/5 (543 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Shadow of Sirius by : William Stanley Merwin

Download or read book The Shadow of Sirius written by William Stanley Merwin and published by Bloodaxe Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: US Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin was arguably the most influential American poet of the last half-century - an artist who transfigured and reinvigorated the vision of poetry for our time. Bloodaxe published his Selected Poems in 2007. At 82, Merwin produced 'his best book in a decade - and one of the best outright' (Publishers Weekly), and a collection which has won him his second Pulitzer Prize in the US and a Poetry Book Society Recommendation in the UK. The nuanced mysteries of light, darkness, presence, and memory are central themes in his latest collection. 'I have only what I remember,' Merwin admits, and his memories are focused and profound-the distinct qualities of autumn light, a conversation with a boyhood teacher, well-cultivated loves, and 'our long evenings and astonishment'. In 'Photographer', Merwin presents the scene where armloads of antique glass negatives are saved from a dumpcart by 'someone who understood'. In 'Empty Lot', Merwin evokes a child lying in bed at night, listening to the muffled dynamite blasts of coal mining near his home, and we can't help but ask: How shall we mine our lives?


The Shadow of Sirius Related Books

The Shadow of Sirius
Language: en
Pages: 117
Authors: William Stanley Merwin
Categories: American poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009 - Publisher: Bloodaxe Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

US Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin was arguably the most influential American poet of the last half-century - an artist who transfigured and reinvigorated the vision
The Moon Before Morning
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: William Stanley Merwin
Categories: Aging
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In luscious and purposeful language, W.S. Merwin s new poems examine our essential relationships with the natural world."
Present Company
Language: en
Pages: 160
Authors: William Stanley Merwin
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

New genius work from W.S. Merwin, considered "one of America's greatest living poets." -Washington Post
Selected Poems
Language: en
Pages: 312
Authors: William Stanley Merwin
Categories: Poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 1988 - Publisher: New York : Atheneum

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Merwin has created a special voice, unique in all of American poetry. It comes through in this selection Merwin has made from 10 of his previous books, beginnin
Garden Time
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: William Stanley Merwin
Categories: American poetry
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Late in life our most revered poet delivers a verdant collection that rivals the best from his storied career.