Pursuit - Poems

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Erica Funkhouser's poetry finds in the natural world a leaping-off point for all types of human inquiry: physical, intellectual, and spiritual. Her fourth collection, Pursuit, gives us poems devoted to the details of living, poems that illustrate how a domestic moment may turn suddenly erotic or how a wave of grief may open inexplicably into triumph. Whether driven by elemental need or sublime desire, the inhabitants of these thought-provoking poems engage in seeking of every kind. Zusammenfassung Erica Funkhouser's poetry finds in the natural world a leaping-off point for all types of human inquiry: physical, intellectual, and spiritual. Her fourth collection, Pursuit, gives us poems devoted to the details of living, poems that illustrate how a domestic moment may turn suddenly erotic or how a wave of grief may open inexplicably into triumph. Whether driven by elemental need or sublime desire, the inhabitants of these thought-provoking poems engage in seeking of every kind.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Erica Funkhouser
• Editore: Ecco Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.02.2004
• EAN: 9780618381876
• ISBN: 978-0-618-38187-6
• Pagine: 96
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Poetry, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Epic, United States of America, USA, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Classic and pre-20th century poetry, Medieval style, POETRY: American / General, POETRY: Women Authors, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Love & Erotica, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Places, POETRY: Epic, POETRY: Subjects & Themes / Family, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Medieval, Narrative theme: Environmental issues / the natural world, Poetry by form: Haiku, nonfiction;american;american poetry;poetry, american;america;poetry;nonfiction;2003;2004;2005