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The Really Short Poems

3.9/5 ( ratings)

“Filled with sharp irony and passionate insight, the more than 100 poems in the collection span the career of one of the deans of contemporary poetry. . . . Ammons makes you laugh and forces you to think hard about the way humans relate to natural phenomena and to themselves. From such simple, short expression emerge complex, often confounding ideas. New readers of poetry as well as those with an active interest in lyric verse will love this volume.”—Booklist

Language: English

Pages: 178

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: May 17, 1992

ISBN: 0393308502

ISBN 13: 9780393308501

The Really Short Poems

3.9/5 ( ratings)

“Filled with sharp irony and passionate insight, the more than 100 poems in the collection span the career of one of the deans of contemporary poetry. . . . Ammons makes you laugh and forces you to think hard about the way humans relate to natural phenomena and to themselves. From such simple, short expression emerge complex, often confounding ideas. New readers of poetry as well as those with an active interest in lyric verse will love this volume.”—Booklist

Language: English

Pages: 178

Format: Paperback

Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

Release: May 17, 1992

ISBN: 0393308502

ISBN 13: 9780393308501

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