Poetry, arguably, has a greater range of conceptual meaning than perhaps any other term in English. At the most basic level everyone can recognise it--it is a kind of literature that uses special linguistic devices of organization and expression for aesthetic effect. However, far grander claims have
Pitt Poetry Series : Astoria
β Scribed by MΓΆrling, Malena(Author)
- Publisher
- University of Pittsburgh Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 25 KB
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Astoria Examines The Transitory Physical World Of The Body And Reflects On The Seamless Quality Of The Present Moment. Surrounded By The Rush And Noise Of Trains, Highways, And Grocery Store Checkout Lines, The Narrator Of These Poems Creates An Intimate Space In Which To Ponder The Ephemeral Nature Of Everyday Things And The Deeper Meanings That Might Underlie Them All. βit Is Amazing / We're Not More Amazed,β One Poem Muses, βthe World / Is Here / And Then It Is Gone.β The Poems In Astoria Unravel The Hidden Within The Obvious, And Speak To Our Innate Questions Of Longing, Purpose, And Existence.
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