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The Invention of Influence

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Peter Cole has been called "an inspired writer" and “one of the handful of authentic poets of his own American generation” . In this, his fourth book of poems, he presents a ramifying vision of human linkage. At the heart of the collection stands the stunning title poem, which brings us into the world of Victor Tausk, a maverick and tragic early disciple of Freud who wrote about one of his patients’ mental inventions — an "influence machine" that controlled his thoughts. In Cole’s symphonic poem, this machine becomes a haunting image for the ways in which tradition and the language of others shape so much of what we think and say. The shorter poems in this rich and surprising volume treat the dynamics of coupling, the curiously varied nature of perfection,the delights of the senses, the perils of poetic vocation, and more.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: January 29, 2014

ISBN: 0811221725

ISBN 13: 9780811221726

The Invention of Influence

4/5 ( ratings)

Peter Cole has been called "an inspired writer" and “one of the handful of authentic poets of his own American generation” . In this, his fourth book of poems, he presents a ramifying vision of human linkage. At the heart of the collection stands the stunning title poem, which brings us into the world of Victor Tausk, a maverick and tragic early disciple of Freud who wrote about one of his patients’ mental inventions — an "influence machine" that controlled his thoughts. In Cole’s symphonic poem, this machine becomes a haunting image for the ways in which tradition and the language of others shape so much of what we think and say. The shorter poems in this rich and surprising volume treat the dynamics of coupling, the curiously varied nature of perfection,the delights of the senses, the perils of poetic vocation, and more.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: New Directions

Release: January 29, 2014

ISBN: 0811221725

ISBN 13: 9780811221726

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