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Madness, Rack, and Honey: Collected Lectures - Paperback, by Mary Ruefle *NEW*

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Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
Type
Paperback
ISBN
9781933517575

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wave Industries Books
ISBN-10
1933517573
ISBN-13
9781933517575
eBay Product ID (ePID)
110896580

Product Key Features

Book Title
Madness, Rack, and Honey : Collected Lectures
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Speeches, Women Authors, Poetry, American / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Poetry, Literary Collections
Author
Mary Ruefle
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2011-049617
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
809.1
Table Of Content
TABLE OF CONTENTS On Beginnings Poetry and The Moon On Sentimentality On Theme On Secrets: Eight Beginnings, Two Ends On Fear Madness, Rack and Honey My Emily Dickinson Introduction To Lecture on Books So You Want To Write A Book? Someone Reading A Book Is A Sign Of Order In The World Remarks on Letters Kangaroo Beach I Remember, I Remember Introduction To Reading Great Poems Of The Past Twenty-Two Short Lectures Lectures I Will Never Give
Synopsis
This is one of the wisest books I've read in years... -- New York Times Book Review No writer I know of comes close to even trying to articulate the weird magic of poetry as Ruefle does. She acknowledges and celebrates in the odd mystery and mysticism of the act--the fact that poetry must both guard and reveal, hint at and pull back... Also, and maybe most crucially, Ruefle's work is never once stuffy or overdone: she writes this stuff with a level of seriousness-as-play that's vital and welcome, that doesn't make writing poetry sound anything but wild, strange, life-enlargening fun. - The Kenyon Review Profound, unpredictable, charming, and outright funny...These informal talks have far more staying power and verve than most of their kind. Readers may come away dazzled, as well as amused... -- Publishers Weekly This is a book not just for poets but for anyone interested in the human heart, the inner-life, the breath exhaling a completion of an idea that will make you feel changed in some way. This is a desert island book. -- Matthew Dickman The accomplished poet is humorous and self-deprecating in this collection of illuminating essays on poetry, aesthetics and literature... -- San Francisco Examiner Over the course of fifteen years, Mary Ruefle delivered a lecture every six months to a group of poetry graduate students. Collected here for the first time, these lectures include "Poetry and the Moon," "Someone Reading a Book Is a Sign of Order in the World," and "Lectures I Will Never Give." Intellectually virtuosic, instructive, and experiential, Madness, Rack, and Honey resists definition, demanding instead an utter--and utterly pleasurable--immersion. Finalist for the 2012 National Book Critics Circle Award. Mary Ruefle has published more than a dozen books of poetry, prose, and erasures. She lives in Vermont., Cultural criticism meets poetry memoir--a contemporary master reflects on a life dedicated to poetry.
LC Classification Number
PN1136.R74 2012

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