In 1988, at the age of fifty, Diana Wakoski selected the poems in Emerald Ice/b> from her first sixteen books of poetry. Here are all the lyrics, series, and narratives that established Wakoski as a mythologizer of sex and self, a fierce free-verse imagist, and "one of the most important and controversial poets in the United States today" "( Contemporary Poets ). About these poems, Wakoski writes: "My themes are loss, justice, truth, transformation, the duality of the world, the possibilities of magic, and the creation ...
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In 1988, at the age of fifty, Diana Wakoski selected the poems in Emerald Ice/b> from her first sixteen books of poetry. Here are all the lyrics, series, and narratives that established Wakoski as a mythologizer of sex and self, a fierce free-verse imagist, and "one of the most important and controversial poets in the United States today" "( Contemporary Poets ). About these poems, Wakoski writes: "My themes are loss, justice, truth, transformation, the duality of the world, the possibilities of magic, and the creation of beauty out of ugliness. My language is dramatic, oral, and as American as I can make it. I am impatient with stupidity, bureaucracy, and organizations. Poetry, for me, is the supreme art of the individual using language to show how special, different, and wonderful his perceptions are. With verve and finesse. With discursive precision. Arid with utter contempt for pettiness of imagination or spirit." Emerald Ice is a contemporary classic, the essential poems of a uniquely American female sensibility. .
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Paperback. NOT Ex-library. Good condition. Slight edgewear and bumping. Crease at bottom front cover. Clean pages and tight binding. Page edges soiled. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Until further notice, USPS Priority Mail only reliable option for Hawaii.
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Very Good. Same ISBN & edition, previous Black Sparrow Press covers. Softcover Paperback with only minor reading wear; creasing at bottom of front cover; name on front endpaper, otherwise book is clean, unmarked. In stock. Ships from MN, USA.
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Good. Size: 5x1x8; 1988 Black Sparrow Press paperback-2nd printing 1990-signed with small inscription by Wakiskion title page-some staining to cover and closed page edge-otherwise binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
