Primer for Non-Native Speakers

"After reading Primer for Non-Native Speakers, I feel like I've just come back from a trip to Russia. Philip Metres's brilliantly compressed lyrical narratives capture the grandeur and the bleakness of an almost mythological country, where a bronze statue of the great poet Pushkin now gazes out on the golden arches, and the swear of a slammed door is more expressive than a mouthful of words. These are subtle, accomplished, shimmering poems that explore the nuances of being an outsider in a language." - Maura Stanton"

About the author

Philip Metres teaches English at John Carroll University. His poetry has previously been published in Literal Latté, Minnesota Review, River Styx, Spoon River Poetry Review, Mid-American Review, and Best American Poetry 2002.

Product details

• Authors: Philip Metres
• Publisher: The Kent State University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2003
• EAN: 9780873388047
• ISBN: 978-0-87338-804-7
• No. of pages: 28
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 215 mm x 4 mm
• Weight: 54 g
• Series: Wick Poetry Chapbook Series II; Wick Poetry Chapbook Series II
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama