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Behind My Eyes: Poems
Li-Young Lee
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Description for Behind My Eyes: Poems
Paperback. "Lee's lyrics have a tidal sweep as he moves between the universe within and the world without." -Booklist, starred review Num Pages: 108 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
Combining sensitivity and eloquence with a broad appeal, Li-Young Lee walks in the footsteps of Stanley Kunitz and Billy Collins as one of the United States' most beloved poets. Playful, erotic, at times mysterious, his work describes the immanent value of everyday experience. Straightforward language and simple narratives become gateways to the most powerful formulations of beauty, wisdom, and divine love.
Combining sensitivity and eloquence with a broad appeal, Li-Young Lee walks in the footsteps of Stanley Kunitz and Billy Collins as one of the United States' most beloved poets. Playful, erotic, at times mysterious, his work describes the immanent value of everyday experience. Straightforward language and simple narratives become gateways to the most powerful formulations of beauty, wisdom, and divine love.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
108
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393334814
SKU
V9780393334814
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99-15
About Li-Young Lee
Li-Young Lee is a poet and translator. Lee’s honors include a Lannan Literary Award, Whiting Award, PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Award, I. B. Lavan Award, three Pushcart Prizes, a William Carlos Williams award, fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Academy of American Poets, and many others. He received the 2024 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement. Lee lives in ... Read more
Reviews for Behind My Eyes: Poems
"Accessible, enigmatic, melodic, humorous ... profound." "Luminous, deceptively simple poems." "The conversations in Behind My Eyes beautifully speak the mind's inquiring rhythms."