| Hat Rack Tree Contributor(s): Stein, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1886449651 ISBN-13: 9781886449657 Publisher: Station Hill Press OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Starting out in the Beatnik hey-day, Stein's poems go beyond their moment in embodying a rich variety of poetic possibilities. Likewise the range of his interests -- from Judaism, Hermeticism, and Buddhism to mathematics and philosophy, make his poetry a quirky and musical synthesis, whimsical, enigmatic, contemplative, and human. "I find him one of the smartest men of his generation and one of its most exemplary poets". -- Robert Kelly. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.04" W x 8.96" (0.50 lbs) 128 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Starting out in the Beatnik hey-day, Stein's poems go beyond their moment in embodying a rich variety of poetic possibilities. Likewise the range of his interests -- from Judaism, Hermeticism, and Buddhism to mathematics and philosophy, make his poetry a quirky and musical synthesis, whimsical, enigmatic, contemplative, and human. I find him one of the smartest men of his generation and one of its most exemplary poets. -- Robert Kelly. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stein, Charles: - Stein is author of thirteen books including a translation of The Odyssey; a vision of the Eleusinian Mysteries, Persephone Unveiled; a study of poet Charles Olson, The Secret of the Black Chrysanthemum; and a study of Gary Hill, The Art of Limina. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and lives in Barrytown, New York. For more, www.charlessteinpoet.com. |
