The Ledge
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The Ledge

Poems

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eBook - ePub

The Ledge

Poems

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About This Book

A new collection of poetry by the director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, which celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2000. "Dark splendor" are the words Edward Hirsch uses to describe the poems of the award-winning author Michael Collier. Collier's new work balances on the ledge between the everyday and the unknown, revealing the hidden depths of relationships. The poems in THE LEDGE are narrative and colloquial, musical and crystalline, at once intimate and sharp-edged. They render the world beautifully mysterious as they slide into unexpected emotional territory. A son loses his father's favorite hammer, and with it his trust. In "The Wave, " the enthusiastic crowd at a baseball game rises and sits in frightening unison, belying their hopeful cheering. In "Fathom and League, " a dive two miles deep in the Pacific reveals the submerged volcanoes of the ocean and the soul. In many of the poems, the familiar animal world - of dogs and sparrows and possums in the yard - transfigures the view through a window. As director of the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, Collier has reinvigorated one of America's most important literary institutions. The artistry and directness of THE LEDGE confirm his place among the most significant poets of his generation.

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Publisher
Ecco
Year
2002
ISBN
9780547346847
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Poetry
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Epigraph
  6. I
  7. Argos
  8. Safe
  9. Ghazal
  10. My Crucifixion
  11. Moon Valley Country Club
  12. A Last Supper
  13. The Word
  14. The Snake
  15. The New Possum
  16. The Hammer
  17. II
  18. A Real-Life Drama
  19. The Swimmer
  20. The Farrier
  21. The Choice
  22. Christmas Train Park at the Arbutus Firehouse
  23. The Lessons
  24. Catbird
  25. All Souls
  26. Time to Move
  27. A Remainder
  28. The Wave
  29. Brave Sparrow
  30. III
  31. Pay-Per-View
  32. Cerberus
  33. Swans
  34. Hummingbird Aviary
  35. Ghazal of the Sahara
  36. Long Summer
  37. Fathom and League
  38. The Blame
  39. An Awful Story
  40. All Darkness
  41. The Dolphin
  42. Keats and Francesca
  43. Pax Geologica
  44. About the Author