| Rooms and Fields: Dramatic Monologues from the War in Bosnia Contributor(s): Peterson, Lee (Author) |
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ISBN: 087338816X ISBN-13: 9780873388160 Publisher: Kent State University Press OUR PRICE: $13.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: "These poems are full of surprises: the gods talk; ancient authors talk; the dictionary talks; very memorably, the bridge over the Drina River, roughly between Bosnia and Serbia, speaks two haunting poems. The dead talk, wolves talk, a teacher talks, with a chorus, Sometimes I like to imagine this long poem being staged. What the music would be! Who would do the sets! What languages..., Rooms and Fields is history not simply documented and explored but also deeply felt. A poetic inquiry, its concerns are uniquely and fundamentally intimate. Compassion drives this collection of spare and gracious poems. WICK The Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize is offered annually to a poet who has not previously published a full length collection of poems. It is made possible through the Wick Poetry Center, which is directed by Maggie Anderson. The Wick Poetry Center also sponsors scholarship awards, a reading series, and an annual chapbook competition for Ohio poets. Manuscripts for the Wick Poetry Chapbook Series are selected through an open competition of Ohio poets and through a competition for students enrolled in Ohio colleges and universities. For guidelines, write to Maggie Anderson, Coordinator. Wick Poetry Center. Department of English, Kent State University, P.O. box 5190. Kent OH 44242-0001. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.6 |
| LCCN: 2004007626 |
| Series: Wick Poetry First Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.30 lbs) 64 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the 2003 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize "These poems are full of surprises: the gods talk; ancient authors talk; the dictionary talks; very memorably, the bridge over the Drina River, roughly between Bosnia and Serbia, speaks two haunting poems. The dead talk, wolves talk, a teacher talks, with a chorus. Sometimes I like to imagine this long poem being staged. What the music would be Who would do the sets What languages . . . Rooms and Fields is history not simply documented and explored but also deeply felt. A poetic inquiry, its concerns are uniquely and fundamentally intimate. Compassion drives this collection of spare and gracious poems. |
