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Shapely: Selected Formal Poems

Shapely: Selected Formal Poems

Veasey, Jack

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 0922558736
ISBN13: 9780922558735
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Published: Apr 24 2013
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This eleventh collection of Jack Veasey's poetry spotlights a lesser-known aspect of the work of this Pennsylvania poet. Known as a chronicler of urban working-class life, and described by FactSheet 5 as blunt, cutting narratives that make you wonder how we can possibly accept things as they are, Veasey gains even more power in the surprising vein of poems in foxed forms. Exploring formal poetic forms since the early 1980s, Veasey found working in sonnets and other forms proved ideal for exploring a far greater range of subjects, some that had been, for him, too big to tackle. This collection gathers the best of the poet's works in form. Some are hilarious, some dark and disturbing, some poignant and touching: all have a clarity and striking musicality not found much in contemporary poetry.

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