Come and See: Poems

Howe, Fanny

ISBN 10: 1555975860 / ISBN 13: 9781555975869

Published by Graywolf Press, 2011

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Synopsis:

"We cannot do without Fanny Howe." ―Ange Mlinko, The Nation


Here a gun might go off,
There perhaps a broom would brush away the sticks of spring.
It was not your fault where you were dropped
Or where you took your first steps.
―from "After Watching Klimov's Agoniya"

In Fanny Howe's latest collection of poems, she beckons us toward the origins of both our collective knowing and our misperception. These poems move from one country to another and from one archetypal position―parent, grandparent, child―to another in the wake of the twentieth century. Certain movies provide an almost religious resolution to questions and experiences. "I don't blame the children for anything," Howe writes in one poem. "Their century is like a director who prefers his script to his actors." With startling revelation and lyrical power, Come and See urges us to observe the world anew.

About the Author:

Fanny Howe is the author of more than twenty books of poetry, essays, and fiction, including The Lyrics and The Winter Sun. She received the 2009 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation. She lives in Massachusetts.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Come and See: Poems
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good