A memory of the future : poems

Book 2018

"In A Memory of the Future, critically acclaimed poet Elizabeth Spires reflects on selfhood and the search for a core identity. Inspired by the tradition of poetic interest in Zen, Spires explores the noisy space of the mind, interrogating the necessary divide between the social persona that navigates the world and the artist's secret self. With vivid, careful attention to the minute details of everyday moments, A Memory of the Future observes, q...

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American poetry 21st century

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ISBN:

9780393651058
0393651053

Edition:

First edition

Description:

x, 81 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Poems. Selections

Contents:

Pome p. 3
Life of i p. 7
Cloud Koan p. 9
p. 11
Riddle p. 13
I p. 14
Zen Sonnet p. 16
Road p. 17
Enso p. 20
Sound of the Sea at the Shore p. 22
Mountains of the Heart p. 24
Light Like Water p. 29
They Drive Through Childhood in Their Little Cars p. 31
Amiable Child p. 32
March: St. John the Divine p. 34
Streaming p. 35
Pigeon 7 A.M. p. 37
On Riverside Drive p. 39
Small as a Seed p. 41
She Leans p. 42
Island Graveyard p. 43
Magicicada p. 46
Gold Bug p. 48
Shrine p. 53
Dream Interrupted- p. 54
Constructing a Religion p. 56
Picture of a Soul p. 58
Small Prayer p. 59
House of String p. 60
Snow, the Novel p. 63
Sake p. 64
Starry Night p. 66
Riddle p. 67
A Memory of the Future p. 68
My Life p. 69
Crab p. 73

LCCN:

2018004711

Control Number:

2825860

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