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9781597090865

Avocations

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  • ISBN13:

    9781597090865

  • ISBN10:

    1597090867

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-03-01
  • Publisher: Red Hen Pr
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Summary

Avocationscollects the best of Sam Hamill's prose on poetry over the last 18 years, presenting insightful readings of Kenneth Rexroth, Denise Levertov, Odysseas Elytis, Matsuo Basho, Kobayashi Issa, John Logan and many others together with critical commentary on poetry in translation and the practice of poetry in general.

Table of Contents

Against the tide : 1990-91p. 1
World news todayp. 12
A fool's paradisep. 38
Writing re : writingp. 55
A poetry of daily practicep. 78
Body and songp. 92
A paradise of one's ownp. 106
The poetry of Kenneth Rexrothp. 115
Two Buddhist poetsp. 131
Basho's roadp. 146
In the company of Issap. 168
Richard Wright's Haikup. 177
Salt and honeyp. 181
Listening inp. 194
Listening to Olga Broumasp. 203
Listening to W. S. Merwinp. 209
A little homage to Robin Blaserp. 214
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