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Until the Full Moon Has Its Say (Made in Michigan Writers Series)
Conrad Hilberry
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Description for Until the Full Moon Has Its Say (Made in Michigan Writers Series)
Paperback. Formally sophisticated poems trace the arduous journey from grief to a renewed appreciation of life. Series: Made in Michigan Writers. Num Pages: 61 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 136.
The poems in Until the Full Moon Has Its Say were inspired by the loss of poet Conrad Hilberry’s wife of fifty-six years, Marion. While the poems in this volume delve into the initial emptiness and hopelessness of grieving, the poet’s connections to the natural world, music and other people ultimately bring him back into the present while still acknowledging and honouring the past. The work of a skilled poet with a lifetime of experience, this collection displays Hilberry’s mastery of form. The book’s three sections include a sonnet, five villanelles and a variety of stanza structures, all written in ... Read more
The poems in Until the Full Moon Has Its Say were inspired by the loss of poet Conrad Hilberry’s wife of fifty-six years, Marion. While the poems in this volume delve into the initial emptiness and hopelessness of grieving, the poet’s connections to the natural world, music and other people ultimately bring him back into the present while still acknowledging and honouring the past. The work of a skilled poet with a lifetime of experience, this collection displays Hilberry’s mastery of form. The book’s three sections include a sonnet, five villanelles and a variety of stanza structures, all written in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Condition
New
Series
Made in Michigan Writers
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Detroit, MI, United States
ISBN
9780814340240
SKU
V9780814340240
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About Conrad Hilberry
Conrad Hilberry is the author of ten previous books of poetry, including After-Music (Wayne State University Press, 2008), Player Piano and Sorting the Smoke, which won the Iowa Poets’ Prize. His poems have appeared in Poetry, The New Yorker, The Hudson Review, Field and many other journals. Now retired, Hilberry has had a long career teaching literature and creative writing ... Read more
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