Cart
|
|
my account
|
wish list
|
help
|
800-878-7323
Hello, |
Login
MENU
Browse
New Arrivals
Bestsellers
Featured Preorders
Award Winners
Audio Books
See All Subjects
Used
Staff Picks
Staff Picks
Picks of the Month
Bookseller Displays
50 Books for 50 Years
25 Best 21st Century Sci-Fi & Fantasy
25 PNW Books to Read Before You Die
25 Books From the 21st Century
25 Memoirs to Read Before You Die
25 Global Books to Read Before You Die
25 Women to Read Before You Die
25 Books to Read Before You Die
Gifts
Gift Cards & eGift Cards
Powell's Souvenirs
Journals and Notebooks
socks
Games
Sell Books
Blog
Events
Find A Store
Don't Miss
15% off new books on Powells.com!*
Spring Sale
Big Mood Sale
Teen Dream Sale
Powell's Author Events
Oregon Battle of the Books
Audio Books
Get the Powell's newsletter
Visit Our Stores
Powell's Staff:
Five Book Friday: In Memoriam
(0 comment)
Every year, the booksellers at Powell’s submit their Top Fives: their five favorite books that were released in 2023. It’s a list that, when put together, shows just how varied and interesting the book tastes of Powell’s booksellers are. I highly recommend digging into the recommendations — we would never lead you astray — but today...
Read More
»
Brontez Purnell:
Powell’s Q&A: Brontez Purnell, author of ‘Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt’
(0 comment)
Rachael P.:
Starter Pack: Where to Begin with Ursula K. Le Guin
(0 comment)
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
Life on Mars
by
Tracy K. Smith
Comment on this title
Synopses & Reviews
Award Excerpt
ISBN13:
9781555975845
ISBN10:
1555975844
Condition:
Like New
All Product Details
View Larger Image
View Larger Images
$10.98
List Price:
$17.00
Used Trade Paperback
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Qty
Store
8
Burnside
2
Cedar Hills
1
Hawthorne
9
Local Warehouse
Awards
Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
5
1
What Our Readers Are Saying
Share your thoughts on this title!
Average customer rating 5 (1 comments)
`
Interesting Read
, December 12, 2018
I rather liked how she had similar rhythms between a lot of her poems in this book. It may not be for everyone, but it suited me well. I'm not sure I understood often what she wrote about in her poems, but I did like the imagery that she used and how it related often to space. It was interesting how you often couldn't expect where the poem was headed when you read the beginning. Often it would end in a lot different place than what it seemed like. Her poems don't seem to be written for the audience. It's more of a personal expression and is written in a way that seems to denote introspective thought. She often talks about God and the universe in her poems, which I feel isn't as often done now days, so I thought that was intriguing. I'm glad that she was willing to include her beliefs about sensitive subjects within her poems. It made them more relatable even if I couldn't understand the whole message of the poem. I wonder if her poems were as much about the rhythm and how the words sounded as they were about something concrete. She often contrasts between the large universe and small things such as people and beads and other things, between the beauty of creation and less beautiful things such as crushed cans. She then uses questions to make people think about the differences she portrays. I like the juxtaposition and how she makes me try and think deeper about the meaning of the poem. It was rather refreshing to read.
Was this comment helpful? |
Yes
|
No
(1 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
report this comment
Product Details
ISBN:
9781555975845
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
05/10/2011
Publisher:
Graywolf Press
Pages:
88
Height:
.30IN
Width:
5.80IN
Thickness:
.50
Copyright Year:
2011
Author:
Tracy K. Smith
Author:
Tracy K.Smith
Subject:
Poetry-A to Z
$10.98
List Price:
$17.00
Used Trade Paperback
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Qty
Store
8
Burnside
2
Cedar Hills
1
Hawthorne
9
Local Warehouse
More copies of this ISBN
New, Trade Paperback, $17.00
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##
{1}
##LOC[OK]##
##LOC[Cancel]##