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9780821225073

Time's River : The Voyage of Life in Art and Poetry

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821225073

  • ISBN10:

    0821225073

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-05-20
  • Publisher: Little Brown & Co
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Summary

Beginning with a celebration of childhood and ending with praise for the renewed creativity of age, this collection marries poems that illuminate the journey of life with art from the National Gallery of Art. Turning the pages of Times River unfolds the age-old story of lifes changing hopes and pleasures; loves and losses; struggles, epiphanies, and inner victories. Poets encountered in these pages include Jorge Luis Borges, Anna Akhmatova, and Mary Oliver. Artists such as Marc Chagall, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, and Hiroshige provide the splendid illustrations.

Author Biography

Kate Farrell, a poet and teacher at Columbia University, also compiled Talking to the Sun with Kenneth Koch, Art & Love: An Illustrated Anthology of Love Poetry (Bulfinch, 1990), Art & Nature: An Illustrated Anthology of Nature Poetry (Bulfinch, 1992), and Art & Wonder: An Illustrated Anthology of Visionary Poetry (Bulfinch, 1996).

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is home to one of the foremost collections of Western art in the world. Every year it is host to more visitors than any other art museum in the United States, averaging around six million.

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