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The Boundless and Miraculous: Found Poems in the Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Larry Stapleton
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Description for The Boundless and Miraculous: Found Poems in the Letters of Vincent van Gogh
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The boundless and miraculous is what Vincent van Gogh believed we should all seek - and to be satisfied with nothing less. This is exactly what he achieved in his art, despite many profound difficulties which he recorded in his letters. These letters later became recognised for their literary virtues, such as simplicity, clarity, spontaneity and rich imagery. Such qualities are among those most prized in poetry. In The Boundless and Miraculous, extracts from Van Gogh's letters are presented as 'found poems' - writing not originally intended to be a poem, reinterpreted as such - mainly ... Read more
The boundless and miraculous is what Vincent van Gogh believed we should all seek - and to be satisfied with nothing less. This is exactly what he achieved in his art, despite many profound difficulties which he recorded in his letters. These letters later became recognised for their literary virtues, such as simplicity, clarity, spontaneity and rich imagery. Such qualities are among those most prized in poetry. In The Boundless and Miraculous, extracts from Van Gogh's letters are presented as 'found poems' - writing not originally intended to be a poem, reinterpreted as such - mainly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Publisher
The Liffey Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781916099814
SKU
9781916099814
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Ref
99-4
About Larry Stapleton
Larry Stapleton is the former Director of the Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland. His poetry has been published in periodicals including Poetry Ireland Review, The Stinging Fly, THE SHOp, Cyphers, The Stony Thursday Book, Crannog, The Honest Ulsterman, The North, The Interpreter's House, Irish Pages and in The Irish Times. For more information, see www.larrystapletonpoetry.com.
Reviews for The Boundless and Miraculous: Found Poems in the Letters of Vincent van Gogh
"Stapleton’s accessible and illuminating collection of sonnets works well as a series of glimpses into the consciousness of a great artist; the diary of a soul. It captures the voice of a man whose life was a constant struggle but who maintained good grace to the end. The poems are accompanied by a wealth of images of van Gogh’s work ... Read more