Singularities (Wesleyan Poetry)

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Summary: elevated by time
Review: elevated by time distance distance and more distance-- dogma is pristine history is pristine therefore... I couldn't find any mention of Romance Novels or Safeway in the book. American History? Plenty of "original" history. O.J. Simpson is not original history according to this book. Ask yourself what would be excluded by this book. Ask yourself this of any writing. American History? Pre-revolution. It begins at the beginning. Where am I? Here. The book is there. American history. Vietnamese-American history? hardly. Ask what gets excluded.

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Summary: Penetrating words beyond form
Review: It's hard to believe so much intensity of word can be found in a slim volume of poetry, but Susan Howe here creates a magical world populated by a non-stop series of singularly perceptive lines. Those not familiar with her work will find a startling ability to capture meaning in disparate ways. Her complete power over words as objects can jar your senses into new meaning.