Portrait in a Spoon

The resulting three-part work is not a triptych, not the presentation of the finished story, but a journey in language through the story's making.

About the author

James Cummins was born in Columbus, Ohio, and grew up in Cleveland and Indianapolis. He is curator of the Ellison Poetry Collection at the University of Cincinnati, where he also teaches. His first volume of poems, The Whole Truth was published in 1986.

Summary

These poems explore the uses and abuses of language as it intersects the uses and abuses of power. They investigate the question of identity - the illusions we sustain, the passions we conceal, and the stories that surround both.

Product details

• Authors: James Cummins
• Publisher: The University of South Carolina Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1997
• EAN: 9781570031922
• ISBN: 978-1-57003-192-2
• No. of pages: 79
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 118 g
• Series: Poetry; Poetry; James Dickey Contemporary Poet; James Dickey Contemporary Poetry
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies