Such Rich Hour: Poems (Kuhl House Poets)

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Summary: like a beautiful serpent springing from an...
Review: ...antique chest just opened. Cole Swenson's poetry in this book is so thoroughly modern in its fullness of experimentation & in its valuing of history. It is set in 15th century France, & proceeds through its setting with such musical unique poesy, innovative writing at every carefully crafted unpredictable turn--

Rating:
Summary: like a beautiful serpent springing from an...
Review: ...antique chest just opened. Cole Swenson's poetry in this book is so thoroughly modern in its fullness of experimentation & in its valuing of history. It is set in 15th century France, & proceeds through its setting with such musical unique poesy, innovative writing at every carefully crafted unpredictable turn--

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Summary: fascinating images!
Review: The flickering images that construct these poems build in intensity and beauty throughtout. By the end of the book, the reader is transported to a world in which all feels strangely new, yet historically rich at the same time. Each poem hits a different emotional register, from the tragic to the humerous, with wonder and amazement dominating, all done up in intricate off-rhymes and complex rhythms that are unlike anything anyone else is writing these days.