Resonance
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (750 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0912592699 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 108 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A Fine Book by an Important Poet" according to Ryan J.. Richard Jackson's "Resonance" is a book that ignites our intellectual and emotional capacities. Jackson reaches his hand into the depths of the human being and offers us his findings. The book is ripe with philosophical inquiries, emotional investigations and self evaluations. A writing professor of mine once asked, "Is it possible to write a. From the Back Cover Sarah "It's the combination of soulfulness, intellectual rigor, and a courtly, almost Petrarchian ardor for the beloved that has always fueled Richard Jackson's poetry. They are also poems of dazzling associative vigor--funny, elegic, and political by turns. I wish that more of our poets possessed his big heart and breadth, and RESONANCE is his bes. Richard Jackson, American poet Ata Moharreri If you like widely accessible yet deep poetry, then read this writer. Or, if you like Miklos Radnoti or Casare Pavese then you might like Richard Jackson. If you like love poetry, you might dig this book. If you like love poems without too much flowery mush, then poems in this book are up your alley. If you're into reading poems that are not
It isn't any simple solace he offers, but it's solace nonetheless that he lends us.. His subjects are those for which poetry originally came into being. Drawing deeply from contemporary American life and from the ancient myths of Western culture, Jackson's words are sure to resonate with every reader. Poetry. Richard Jackson's 10th collection of poems, RESONANCE, juxtaposes love and loss, often setting a transcending hope against individual tragedies in various world conflicts, or letting images drawn from science collide against our deepest emotions, to
Jackson's poems have been translated into 15 languages. Richard Jackson is the author of nine previous books of poetry, two books of criticism, a translation from Slovene, and several chapbooks. Jackson has taught at the Iowa Summer Festival, Prague Summer Program, Bread Loaf and other venues, and teaches at UT Chattanooga and the Vermont College of Fine Arts low residency program, winning teaching awards at both schools. . He was a recipient of the Slovene Order o
. Jackson's poems have been translated into 15 languages. He is a winner of Guggenheim, Fulbright, NEA, NEH and Witter-Bynner Fellowships, five Pushcart appearances, as well as prizes from Prairie Schooner, RATTLE, and Crazyhorse. He was a recipient of the Slovene Order of Freedom Award for Humanitarian and Literary work in the Balkans and recipient of the 2009 AWP George Garrett Award. Jackson has taught at the Iowa Summer Festival, Prague Summer Program, Bread Loaf and other venues, and teaches at UT Chattanooga and the Vermont College of Fine Arts low residency program, winning teaching awards at both schools. About the Author Richard Jackson is the author of nine previous books of poetry, two books of criticism, a translation from Slovene, and several chapbooks