| Ghost Girl Contributor(s): Gerstler, Amy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0142000647 ISBN-13: 9780142000649 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: Sly and sophisticated, direct, playful, and profound, Amy Gerstlers new collection highlights her distinctive poetic style. In thirty-seven poems, using a variety of dramatic voices and visual techniques, she finds meaning in unexpected places, from a tour of a doll hospital to an ad for a CD of Beethoven symphonies to an earthy exploration of toast. Gerstlers abiding interestsin love and mourning, in science and pseudoscience, in the idea of an afterlife, in seances and magicare all represented here. Entertaining and erudite, complex yet accessible, these poems will enhance Gerstlers reputation as an important contemporary poet. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Women Authors - Literary Collections | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 2003060158 |
| Series: Penguin Poets |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6.06" W x 9" (0.26 lbs) 80 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sly and sophisticated, direct, playful, and profound, Amy Gerstler's new collection highlights her distinctive poetic style. In thirty-seven poems, using a variety of dramatic voices and visual techniques, she finds meaning in unexpected places, from a tour of a doll hospital to an ad for a CD of Beethoven symphonies to an earthy exploration of toast. Gerstler's abiding interests--in love and mourning, in science and pseudoscience, in the idea of an afterlife, in seances and magic--are all represented here. Entertaining and erudite, complex yet accessible, these poems will enhance Gerstler's reputation as an important contemporary poet. |