Pallbearers envying the one who rides
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 1999.
Format
Book
ISBN
0140589163, 9780140589160
Physical Desc
ix, 149 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 1999.
Language
English
ISBN
0140589163, 9780140589160
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Consider the mysteries of the heart, that blood-pumping organ and, in Stephen Dobyns' latest collection of poems, the hapless romantic of our interior landscape. "The Himalayas Within Him" finds Heart worrying about the sound of his own heartbeat, wondering why it doesn't "blare like a quartet of trombones" as it reflects his "ardent complexity." In "Goodbye to the Hands That Have Touched Him" Heart, after suffering many sleepless nights, decides "that love exists at the root of his problems. Without love his path would be as smooth as a plate of glass and he'd sleep like a kitten." Dividing the Heart poems is the long "Oh, Immobility, Death's Vast Associate," a jazzy disquisition on human isolation and inaction in the midst of a planet full of people feeling similarly. Throughout Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides Dobyns has painstakingly sculpted straight-forward language into a distinct sound, creating an unforgettable collection of poems that offers readers unexpected revelations about the complexities of the heart.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dobyns, S. (1999). Pallbearers envying the one who rides . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dobyns, Stephen, 1941-. 1999. Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dobyns, Stephen, 1941-. Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides Penguin Books, 1999.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dobyns, Stephen. Pallbearers Envying the One Who Rides Penguin Books, 1999.
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