Sphere the Form of a Motion

Ammons, A. R.

ISBN 10: 0393043932 / ISBN 13: 9780393043938

Published by W W Norton & Co, 1974

About this Item

This copy is signed by the author, A. R. Ammons, to the previous owner. Otherwise, this copy is unmarked with clean pages and light shelf wear.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1769030091582

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sphere the Form of a Motion
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co
• Publication Date: 1974
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393043932
• ISBN 13: 9780393043938
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Poetry

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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.

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.