Sphere the Form of a Motion - Softcover

Ammons, A. R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393043932 ISBN 13: 9780393043938

Publisher: W W Norton & Co (Sd), 1974

Synopsis

"There wasn't one page of his poem that didn't delight me."â Donald Davie, New York Review of Books

Sphere is the second of A. R. Ammons's long poemsâ following Tape for the Turn of the Year and preceding Garbageâ that mark him as a master of this particular form. The sphere in question is the earth itself, and Ammons's wonderfully stocked mind roams globally, ruminating on subjects that range from galaxies to gas stations. It is a remarkable achievement, comparable in importance to Wallace Stevens's Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction.

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From the Back Cover

Sphere is the second of A.R. Ammons's long poems--following Tape for the Turn of the Year and preceding Garbage--that mark him as a master of this particular form. The sphere in question is the Earth itself, and Ammons's wonderfully stocked mind roams globally, ruminating on subjects that range from galaxies to gas stations. It is a remarkable achievement, comparable in importance to Wallace Steven's Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction.

About the Author

A. R. Ammons’s (1926–2001) was a two-time winner of the National Book Award and the recipient of a National Book Critics Circle Award. His many additional honors include the Academy of American Poets’ Wallace Stevens Award, the Bollingen Prize, the Poetry Society of America’s Robert Frost Medal, the Ruth Lilly Prize, and fellowships from the Guggenheim and MacArthur Foundations.

Edition details

• Publisher: W W Norton & Co (Sd)
• Publication date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393043932
• ISBN 13: 9780393043938
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256