Walt Whitman in Hell: Poems

T. R. Hummer

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ISBN 10: 080712060X ISBN 13: 9780807120606

Published by Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 1996

Language: English

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Southern Messenger Poets. 1st printing (1996). 66pp. VG/VG copy, now preserved in archival jacket protector.

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Title

Walt Whitman in Hell: Poems

Publisher

Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge

Publication Date

1996

Language

English

ISBN 10

080712060X

ISBN 13

9780807120606

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Very Good

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Very Good

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Poetry

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Book by Hummer, T. R.

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"What I love/ In these nights is the power/ fact has over lyric, how what is/ Suffered is suffered, how ice/ resembles ice." Hummer knows that night is the best time to see America, to hear it singing, working, and playing. From Manhattan to California, and all those dots on the map in between, there are stories being told, lives being lived-stark and sad, sometimes ugly, but often enough just on the verge of beauty: "In the 7-11 parking lot, white boys are terrorized/ by a Lincoln stereo pounching out 98-decibel jazz .... Turned up this loud/ Past midnight, Miles Davis is a cool apocalypse/ Like nothing these boys on stolen skateboards ever entered." There is a vigor and spark in Hummer's language, in his raucous rhythms, that is equal to the street scenes they evoke. He savors the power of fact and authenticity, and his keen reportage summons familiarity, discomfort, and hope. The title poem owes a debt to Dante, of course, but it is in the footsteps of Whitman that Hummer walks. Readers should step along for a bit with him. Recommended for all poetry collections.
Louis McKee, Painted Bride Arts Ctr., Philadelphia
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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