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An account of travel and a collection of ecstatic lyrics, these poems excavate an idea of place, one layered deep for the poet and archaeologist to discover. We encounter the obsessions of a hellenized barbarian--of an American poet residing in, not touring, an environment haunted by profane revelations and sacred commonplaces. We move beyond the crowded sites and restored monuments, to places where the presence of the ancient world is still palpable in the violent realities of the modern Balkans. Looking through these poems into artifacts and ruined places, we hear "spirits of that barren landscape call out still," and we feel, again and again, what connects us to the past is stronger than what separates us from it.
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Winner of the 2001 T. S. Eliot Prize for Poetry, Christopher Bakken is assistant professor of English at Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. His poetry, essays, and translations have been published in various journals, including The Paris Review, Boulevard, Literal Latte, and Modern Poetry in Translation. He received his Ph.D. in English literature and creative writing from the University of Houston.
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"The language is lucent, calm, introspective, and emphatic, never self-centered..." -- Lynne McMahon
...Bakken makes the difficult look easy...his lines breathe...they have a stunning luminosity to them that invites rereading. --The Texas Review, Fall/Winter 2001
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- PublisherTruman State Univ Pr
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1931112002
- ISBN 13 9781931112000
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages62
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