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Wave (84 Edition)by John Ashbery
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Publisher Comments:First published in 1984 and now appearing in a new edition, A Wave is widely considered one of Ashbery's finest books of poetry. The 44 pieces collected here--particularly the long title-poem--find the poet applying his uniquely lyric, meditative, and often hilarious sensibility to the mysterious and incessant curves and crests of love, art, thought, experience, and selfhood. Synopsis:In this beautiful collection, first published in 1984, John Ashbery takes life itself as his subject — both the way it feels from inside and its external aspects. In the magnificent long poem "A Wave, one participates in a life that slowly builds to a crisis before easing toward a bittersweet resolution: About the AuthorJohn Ashbery was born in Rochester, New York, in 1927 and educated at Harvard and Columbia. He is Charles P. Stevenson Jr., Professor of Language and Literature at Bard College and lives in New York City and Hudson, New York. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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