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| Editors: |
Grant Hardy |
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Family & Relationships · Poetry |
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Format: Paperback, 209
Publisher: Zoland Books (April 01, 2003)
Measurements: 9.75"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.3 lbs.
ISBN: 9781586420642 |
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THE 128 POEMS IN <i>Enduring Ties</i> celebrate family life, collecting in a single anthology the human story through poetic glimpses of our most intimate and committed relationships. Organized in sections that track the course of a single life — growing up, marrying, childbearing, parenting, growing older, parting, and inheriting — these short and accessible poems are drawn from twenty-five-hundred years of world literature: from Sappho to Nikki Giovanni and Elizabeth Bishop, from John Donne to Yehuda Amichai and James Merrill.<br>The ties of family life are universal, and Grant Hardy’s selection represents a multicultural experience. African American, Latino, and Asian American voices are all represented here, as are poetic traditions from around the world and through the ages, including a generous sampling from medieval China. Each poet affirms the strength and fragility of the long-term ties of kinship, the joy and pleasure set against the real possibility of disappointment and loss. A |
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