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    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Time Remaining: Body Odes, Praise Songs, Oddities, Amazements

Time Remaining: Body Odes, Praise Songs, Oddities, Amazements

Lenfestey, James P.

Paperback

General Poetry

Publisher Price: $16.00

ISBN10: 1571315748
ISBN13: 9781571315748
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: Nov 19 2024
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.40
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
An exuberant collection celebrating the body and the soul of language, wringing delights and amazements out of the latter years of life.

In his seventh decade and seventh full length collection, poet James P. Lenfestey dazzles with a suite of odes to parts of the body--heart, belly, ankle, teeth, ears, and more--and astonishment at the powers of language: the sound of 'n, ' our ancient alphabet, the terror of publishing. Known for his exuberant Chinese-style lyrics, now inspired by Neruda's cascading Elemental Odes, Lenfestey praises Hewlett and Packard, Bruce Springsteen, the language of crow, fruit flies, and cabbages while recalling the forgiveness of the Catbird and random acts of kindness, all with his superb ear for sound, rhythm, and leaping figurative language.

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