American Spirituals (Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize) - Softcover

Greene, Jeffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1555533787 ISBN 13: 9781555533786

Publisher: Northeastern University Press, 1998

Synopsis

"Throughout the many poems about New Haven, his home, Greene contrasts the ordinary or sinister life of the city with the rarefied atmosphere of the university, to telling effect. . . His poetry is suffused with what used to be called 'social conscience.' Although Wallace Stevens seems to be his master, I am reminded of the poems of James Wright, but without a trace of sentimentality. And there is something about Greene's tone of voice -- almost casual, yet informed by the closest kind of observation. This is lovely writing, precise observation, tender yet realistic. I admire these poems and recommend them." -- from the Foreword

About this title

About the Author:

Jeffrey Greene grew up in Wilton, Connecticut, and was educated at Goddard College (B.A.), the University of Iowa (M.F.A.), and the University of Houston (Ph.D.). His first book of poems, To the Left of the Worshiper, was published in 1991. He is a winner of the Discovery/The Nation Award and the Randall Jarrell Prize. His poems have appeared in the New Yorker, Poetry, Parnassus, Boulevard, Ploughshares, and many other journals and anthologies. He teaches part of the year at the University of New Haven, and lives in New Haven, Connecticut, and Paris. Carolyn Kizer was founding editor of Poetry Northwest. She has written numerous volumes of poetry, including Ungrateful Garden, Knock Upon Silence, Harping On: Poems 1985-1995, and Yin, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. She lives in Sonoma, California.

Review:

American Spiritual: 2. Aubade
American Spirituals: 1. Artists Of The Beautiful
American Spirituals: 10. Common Sense
American Spirituals: 11. Economics
American Spirituals: 3. Lines On American History
American Spirituals: 4. Medicinals; Brooklyn Botanical Gardens
American Spirituals: 5. Nature
American Spirituals: 6. Signs Of The Elect
American Spirituals: 7. Urban Psalm
American Spirituals: 8. The Night Gallery
American Spirituals: 9. Aliens
Arolla
The Balance
The Cherry Tree
The Design
Eryk's Mobil
Far Sleep
Fearsome Wonder
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 1. The Angels
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 10. Visions
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 11. The Poisoned River
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 2. The Q Bridge
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 3. The Divinity School
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 4. Rip Van Winkle
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 5. His Own Ideas
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 6. Vanishings
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 7. Evening Of The Whale
Glimpses Of The Invisible World In New Haven: 9. Office Of Vital Stats
Glimpses Of The World In New Haven: 8. Blue Lights
In Defense Of Hell: 1. Western World Literature
In Defense Of Hell: 2. The Rabbit Hole
In Defense Of Hell: 3. The Fountain
In Defense Of Hell: 4. Living Next To Planned Parenthood
In Defense Of Hell: 5. Recovering
In Defense Of Hell: 6. Mid-afternoon In The Underworld
In Defense Of Hell: 7. Untitled For Donna
In Defense Of Hell: 8. Fishermen At The Ferry Street Bridge
In Defense Of Hell: 9. Nocturne
New Haven Spring
Night Rises
Physics; After Stephen Hawking
Presence
Science Hill
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

About this edition

• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1555533787
• ISBN 13: 9781555533786
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 72