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Words by the Water
William Jay Smith
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Description for Words by the Water
Paperback. Words by the Water is particularly varied and unusually youthful and fresh. Series: Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction. Num Pages: 96 pages, 1, 1 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 7. Weight in Grams: 158.
William Jay Smith has been one of the most respected figures on the literary scene for more than half a century. Two of his thirteen poetry collections were finalists for the National Book Award, and the present volume is clearly the work of a true American master. The volume opens with a poetic sequence, "The Atoll," concerning the tiny coral island of Palmyra during World War II. Finding himself on the narrow rim of an extinct volcano at almost the exact center of the Pacific, water on all sides, breakers pounding the reef, the poet evokes the distinct sensation ... Read more
William Jay Smith has been one of the most respected figures on the literary scene for more than half a century. Two of his thirteen poetry collections were finalists for the National Book Award, and the present volume is clearly the work of a true American master. The volume opens with a poetic sequence, "The Atoll," concerning the tiny coral island of Palmyra during World War II. Finding himself on the narrow rim of an extinct volcano at almost the exact center of the Pacific, water on all sides, breakers pounding the reef, the poet evokes the distinct sensation ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
Series
Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801890659
SKU
V9780801890659
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About William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith served as Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (a position now called Poet Laureate) from 1968 to 1970. His memoir, Army Brat, was widely acclaimed. A new memoir, Dancing in the Garden: A Bittersweet Love Affair with France, is forthcoming. It deals with his summer as a student in Tours in 1938, on ... Read more
Reviews for Words by the Water
Smith turns 90 this year, so don't carp about the several previously collected poems in this book. Instead, appreciate the book's exquisite arrangement and the concern of the collection as a whole with linking eras of life and art.
Ray Olson Booklist 2008 In this utterly delightful book, variety is matched by insight.
Tom D'Evelyn Providence Journal 2008 ... Read more
Ray Olson Booklist 2008 In this utterly delightful book, variety is matched by insight.
Tom D'Evelyn Providence Journal 2008 ... Read more