Sure Shot and Other Poems

The first part of Erica Funkhouser's SURE SHOT comprises 26 lyric poems of surpassing tenderness. Refusing to observe her world complacently, she brings a tough precision and richness of emotion to family life and the relations of friends and lovers. The inventiveness and humor of these poems are rare in contemporary poetry. The second part of SURE SHOT consists of poetic monologues that reconsider America through the eyes of three nineteenth-century American women--Sacajawea, Louisa May Alcott, and Annie Oakley. These dramatic poems explore both the inner worlds of these three extraordinary women and their responses to the central events of the century in which they lived.

A propos de l'auteur

Erica Funkhouser is the author of four previous books of poems, including Pursuit and The Actual World. She is a lecturer in the department of writing and humanistic studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and lives in Essex, Massachusetts.

Résumé

The first part of Erica Funkhouser's SURE SHOT comprises 26 lyric poems of surpassing tenderness. Refusing to observe her world complacently, she brings a tough precision and richness of emotion to family life and the relations of friends and lovers. The inventiveness and humor of these poems are rare in contemporary poetry. The second part of SURE SHOT consists of poetic monologues that reconsider America through the eyes of three nineteenth-century American women--Sacajawea, Louisa May Alcott, and Annie Oakley. These dramatic poems explore both the inner worlds of these three extraordinary women and their responses to the central events of the century in which they lived.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Eric Funkhouser, Erica Funkhouser
• Edition: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 02.11.1993
• EAN: 9780395672822
• ISBN: 978-0-395-67282-2
• Poids: 181 g
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Poetry, Narrative theme: Sense of place, United States of America, USA, Anthologies: general, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Biography: writers, nonfiction;american;america;poetry;american poetry, Relating to Native American people, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Literary Figures, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Places, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Family, POETRY: Native American, american;america;poetry;nonfiction;1992;1993;1994