This collection of three previous books--THE WEIGHT OF ORANGES (1986), MINER'S POND (1991) and SKIN DIVERS (1999)--showcases the poetic achievement of Canadian poet and novelist Michaels. Many of the poems are persona poems, elegantly giving voice to artists, philosophers and scientists like Amadeo Modigliani and Johannes Kepler.
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This collection of three previous books--THE WEIGHT OF ORANGES (1986), MINER'S POND (1991) and SKIN DIVERS (1999)--showcases the poetic achievement of Canadian poet and novelist Michaels. Many of the poems are persona poems, elegantly giving voice to artists, philosophers and scientists like Amadeo Modigliani and Johannes Kepler.
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Stated First Edition, first printing with no additional printings noted, in near fine / very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are solid with a little fading, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear with some fading over the spine, and there is some foxing on the fore-edge of the text block. Attractive book with minimal signs of use an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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New York. 2000. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0375401407. 208 pages. hardcover. keywords: Poetry Canada Women Literature. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Prior to her stunning first novel, Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels had already won awards and critical acclaim for two books of poetry: The Weight of Oranges (1986), which won the Commonwealth Prize for the Americas, and Miner's Pond (1991), which received the Canadian Authors Association Award and was short-listed for the Governor General's Award and the Trillium Award. Although they were published separately, these two books, along with Skin Divers, a collection of Michaels's newest work, were written as companion volumes. Poems brings all three books together for the first time, creating for American readers a wonderful introduction to Anne Michaels's poetry. Meditative and insightful, powerful and heart-moving, these are poems that, as Michael Ondaatje has written, 'go way beyond games or fashion or politics. They represent the human being entire. ' inventory #27851.