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The Book of a Hundred Hands (Kuhl House Poets)
Cole Swensen
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Description for The Book of a Hundred Hands (Kuhl House Poets)
Paperback. The hand is second only to language in defining the human being. Revealing the hand from a hundred different perspectives, this collection of short poems explores the hand from several angles approachable by language and art. Series: Kuhl House Poets. Num Pages: 142 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 159 x 10. Weight in Grams: 212.
The hand is second only to language in defining the human being, and its constant presence makes it a ready reminder of our humanity, with all its privileges and obligations. In this dazzling collection, Cole Swensen explores the hand from any angle approachable by language and art. Her hope: to exhaust the hand as subject matter; her joy: the fact that she couldn't. These short poems reveal the hand from a hundred different perspectives. Incorporating sign language, drawing manuals, paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, shadow puppets, imagined histories, positions (the ""hand as a boatless sail""), and professions ... Read more
The hand is second only to language in defining the human being, and its constant presence makes it a ready reminder of our humanity, with all its privileges and obligations. In this dazzling collection, Cole Swensen explores the hand from any angle approachable by language and art. Her hope: to exhaust the hand as subject matter; her joy: the fact that she couldn't. These short poems reveal the hand from a hundred different perspectives. Incorporating sign language, drawing manuals, paintings from the 14th to the 20th century, shadow puppets, imagined histories, positions (the ""hand as a boatless sail""), and professions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Iowa Press
Condition
New
Series
Kuhl House Poets
Number of Pages
142
Place of Publication
Iowa, United States
ISBN
9780877459460
SKU
V9780877459460
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Ref
99-15
About Cole Swensen
Cole Swensen is the author of nine other books of poetry, including Such Rich Hour and Try (IOWA, 2001 and 1999). Her work has won the National Poetry Series competition, the Iowa Poetry Prize, the San Francisco State Poetry Center Award, and a Pushcart Prize, and she has been a finalist for the National Book Award. She is also a ... Read more
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