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Landscape and Journey
William Virgil Davis
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Description for Landscape and Journey
Hardback. Series: New Criterion Series. Num Pages: 72 pages. BIC Classification: DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 154 x 11. Weight in Grams: 245.
The poems in William Virgil Davis's Landscape and Journey constitute forays onto actual terrain—either close to home in Texas or farther off in Wales—as well as exploring what the poet Guy Davenport once called the geography of the imagination. A number of the poems here recount the closely observed details of journeys the poet has made, travels he has literally taken. At other times they tell of imaginary journeys—travels the poet would like to take or "travels" to places only "visible" in the mind's eye. Often Davis's elegant lyrics combine a bit of both. They take off from a particular ... Read more
The poems in William Virgil Davis's Landscape and Journey constitute forays onto actual terrain—either close to home in Texas or farther off in Wales—as well as exploring what the poet Guy Davenport once called the geography of the imagination. A number of the poems here recount the closely observed details of journeys the poet has made, travels he has literally taken. At other times they tell of imaginary journeys—travels the poet would like to take or "travels" to places only "visible" in the mind's eye. Often Davis's elegant lyrics combine a bit of both. They take off from a particular ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
72
Condition
New
Series
New Criterion Series
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566638395
SKU
V9781566638395
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About William Virgil Davis
William Virgil Davis is the author of three books of poetry, including One Way to Reconstruct the Scene, which won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Award, and, most recently, Winter Light. His critical works include R. S. Thomas: Poetry and Theology. He is professor of English and writer in residence at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
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