Natal Command

Harvard's Peter Sacks draws upon his life as an expatriate as well as upon his early years in South Africa, including his time spent in the military, to create a remarkably powerful book of poetry. At turns meditative and narrative, Sacks is unafraid to lay bare in vivid imagery his sense of both personal and historical losses, and his commitment to the works of mourning and of cultural repair. 80 pp.

About the author

Peter Sacks is the author of two previous collections of poems, In These Mountains and Promised Lands, and of the acclaimed critical work The English Elegy. He is professor of English at Harvard University.

Summary

In this collection of poems, Peter Sacks draws upon his life as an expatriate and upon his early years in South Africa, including his time spent with the military. He lays bare his sense of both personal and historical losses, and his commitment to the works of mourning and cultural repair.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Sacks, Peter M. Sacks, Sacks Peter
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.1997
• EAN: 9780226733432
• ISBN: 978-0-226-73343-2
• No. of pages: 87
• Dimensions: 16 mm x 22 mm x 1 mm
• Weight: 198 g
• Series: Phoenix Poets
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; POETRY / General, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, American English, Poetry by individual poets, Poetry / poems by individual poets