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I Praise My Destroyer : Poems by Diane Ackerman (1998, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100679448780
ISBN-139780679448785
eBay Product ID (ePID)743982
Product Key Features
Book TitleI Praise My Destroyer : Poems
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
TopicGeneral, American / General
GenrePoetry
AuthorDiane Ackerman
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight8.4 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-034464
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Vivid, playful, abundant, these poems constitute a directory of colors, an assembly of weathers, waters, creatures, and a bold, brash, invincible vote of confidence." --Anthony Hecht "In I Praise My Destroyer, Diane Ackerman demonstrates once again her love for the specific language that rises from the juncture of self and the natural world, and her skillful use of that language. Whether she turns her attention to the act of eating an apricot 'the color of shame and dawn,' or to 'the omnipotence of light,' or to grief when 'All the greens of summer have blown apart,' her linking of unique images, her energetic wit and whimsy, her compassionate investment in life, always bring new pleasures and perceptions to the reader." --Pattiann Rogers "Diane Ackerman's I Praise My Destroyer is both moving and witty--a rare combination. Her poems express a sense of sheer joy in physical existence, which she explores in language that has its own intense life. The book is a pure pleasure." --Louis Simpson "Diane Ackerman's title, with its echo of Dylan Thomas and its reminder of Shakespeare's great line 'Consumed with that which it was nourished by,' reflects the zestful commitment to life which informs her new poems. They are full of physical participation in the world, human involvement, and (as one might expect of this scholar of the senses) an eloquent eye which can see 'the huge sky's thunder pockets/full of bright change.' " --Richard Wilbur
Dewey Decimal811/.54
SynopsisDiane Ackerman's poems reveal her intense response to the several worlds of nature, science, and society. Her lyricism fuses wit and sobriety, meditation and activism, and she confronts us with figures both real and fantastic. As always, her strong connection with the natural world, the realms of language and literature, myth and imagination, combines with her deep understanding of the sciences to offer her readers a singular American voice. This is not a voice crying in the wilderness, but one that gives forth songs of joy and wonder. Organized into seven sections, including "Timed Talk," "By Atoms Moved," and "Tender Mercies,"I Praise My Destroyeris less an assorted collection than an organically coherent whole, one that reveals Ackerman's true calling as a twentieth-century metaphysical poet of the highest order., Diane Ackerman's poems reveal her intense response to the several worlds of nature, science, and society. Her lyricism fuses wit and sobriety, meditation and activism, and she confronts us with figures both real and fantastic. As always, her strong connection with the natural world, the realms of language and literature, myth and imagination, combines with her deep understanding of the sciences to offer her readers a singular American voice. This is not a voice crying in the wilderness, but one that gives forth songs of joy and wonder. Organized into seven sections, including "Timed Talk," "By Atoms Moved," and "Tender Mercies," I Praise My Destroyer is less an assorted collection than an organically coherent whole, one that reveals Ackerman's true calling as a twentieth-century metaphysical poet of the highest order.
LC Classification NumberPS3551.C48I2 1998
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