Widely praised for his earlier collections, Daniel Halpern has grown steadily in stature and attainment. Now, with Something Shining , his first collection of new poems in seven years, he gives us an ambitious, wide-ranging meditation on birth, love, and maturity, marking a turning point in both his life and his work. These beautifully crafted poems explore relations between lovers, between friends, between fathers and children. Written by the light of a young daughter's presence, in the distinctive lyrical language that ...
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Widely praised for his earlier collections, Daniel Halpern has grown steadily in stature and attainment. Now, with Something Shining , his first collection of new poems in seven years, he gives us an ambitious, wide-ranging meditation on birth, love, and maturity, marking a turning point in both his life and his work. These beautifully crafted poems explore relations between lovers, between friends, between fathers and children. Written by the light of a young daughter's presence, in the distinctive lyrical language that Ted Hughes described as -so free and effortless and unerring, - these poems ponder the fading of the body and the struggle that consciousness wages to keep the self afloat. And into this intimate world also enter a surprising array of characters: ancient Chinese poets and modern Cuban musicians, Charlie Parker, Chekhov, and the dervish mystic Rumi. But it is the poet's awareness of his own frailty (-the days run out--no longer oneself, - he writes in -Fugue-), that, together with the extraordinary beauty he discovers in environments familiar and exotic, unifies this collection. The work of a poet at the top of his form, Something Shining confirms Halpern's place in our national literature.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; 1999 Knopf hard cover-1st edition 1st printing-signed and inscribed by author on 1/2 title page-slight foxing to top closed page edge-otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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Fine Condition in Fine jacket. Inscribed by Author. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear-contains no tears or chips or other damage. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: poetry; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0375407332. ISBN/EAN: 9780375407338. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1339.