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The Little Space: Poems Selected and New, 19681998 (Pitt Poetry Series)
Alicia Suskin Ostrik
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Description for The Little Space: Poems Selected and New, 19681998 (Pitt Poetry Series)
Paperback. This selection of poems from 30 years of writing demonstrates the author's growth as a poet. The poems probe the meaning of childhood, family, marriage, motherhood, art, history, politics and God. Series: Pitt Poetry Series. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
In this selection of poems from thirty years of a distinguished writing career, we see the growth of a poet’s mind, heart, and spirit as Ostriker struggles to love \u201cthis wounded / World that we cannot heal, that is our bride.\u201d Whether she probes the meaning of childhood, family, marriage, and motherhood, or art, history, politics, and God; whether she is celebrating sexuality or confronting mortality, the poet includes \u201cwhatever I can grasp of human experience within my art—the good and beautiful, the evil and chaotic. I tell my students that they must write what they are afraid to write; ... Read more
In this selection of poems from thirty years of a distinguished writing career, we see the growth of a poet’s mind, heart, and spirit as Ostriker struggles to love \u201cthis wounded / World that we cannot heal, that is our bride.\u201d Whether she probes the meaning of childhood, family, marriage, and motherhood, or art, history, politics, and God; whether she is celebrating sexuality or confronting mortality, the poet includes \u201cwhatever I can grasp of human experience within my art—the good and beautiful, the evil and chaotic. I tell my students that they must write what they are afraid to write; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Series
Pitt Poetry Series
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822956808
SKU
V9780822956808
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Ref
99-44
About Alicia Suskin Ostrik
Alicia Suskin Ostriker is a major American poet and critic. She is the author of numerous poetry collections, including, most recently, The Old Woman, the Tulip, and the Dog; The Book of Life: Selected Jewish Poems, 1979–2011; and The Book of Seventy, wi
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