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Selected poems / A. Poulin, Jr. ; edited with an introduction by Michael Waters.
Van Pelt Library PS3566.O78 A6 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poulin, A., Jr., 1938-1996
- Series:
- American poets continuum series ; vol. 66.
- American poets continuum series ; vol. 66
- Standardized Title:
- Poems. Selections
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- viii, 201 pages ; 23 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Rochester, N.Y. : BOA Editions, 2001.
- Summary:
- "Selected Poems" includes ample offerings from A. Poulin, Jr.'s eight books, now out of print. Known for his imagination and deft intelligence, Poulin's poems balance philosophical inquiry with emotional intensity, calling us to a spiritual awakening beyond that of traditional religion. Edited by Michael Waters with a preface by prize-winning poet Gerald Stern, the release of the book coincides with the 25th anniversary of BOA Editions, founded by Poulin in 1976.
- Poet, translator and publisher A. Poulin, Jr. was the contributing editor of" Contemporary American Poetry," published by Houghton Mifflin. The founder of BOA Editions, Poulin died in 1996.
- Contents:
- The Front Parlor 9
- To My Brother 12
- To My Aunt 14
- In the Sleep of Fathers 18
- Prisoners 20
- The Nameless Garden 22
- Figures in a Stranger's Dream 24
- To My Sister 28
- The Wait 30
- The Moth 32
- Fireflies 33
- The First Day 34
- On Our Unborn Child 36
- In Advent 39
- To Daphne on the Third and Fourth Days of Her Life 45
- Begin Again 48
- Lament in Spring 57
- Against Spring 59
- Script Prospectus 61
- Science 64
- Song in Spring 66
- September 1, 1979 68
- Testament 71
- Cave Dwellers 72
- Daughter's Song 73
- Children in Fog 76
- Factory Hands 79
- Poem on a Photograph of a Young Painter 83
- Saltimbanques 86
- The Singers 89
- Red Air 93
- Calco di Cadevere di Donna: Pompeii 94
- Makers and Lovers 97
- Geese 99
- Part III Angelic Orders: A Bestiary of Angels
- Fear Survey Schedule 103
- Angelic Orders 105
- The Angels of the American Dream 109
- The Angels of Birth 111
- The Angels of Criticism 112
- The Angel of DNA 113
- The Angels of Eternal Life 114
- The Angels of Film 115
- The Angel of the Gate 116
- The Angel of the Henhouse 117
- The Angel of Imagination 118
- The Angels of the Jungle 119
- The Angels of Knowledge 120
- The Angels of Love 121
- The Angel of Molecules 122
- The Angels of New England 123
- The Angel of Oblivion 124
- The Angels of Poetry 125
- The Angels of Quasars 126
- The Angels of Radiators 127
- The Angels of the Suburbs 128
- The Angels of Transmigration 129
- The Angels of the Underground 130
- The Angels of Vietnam 131
- The Angel of the Wolf Pack 132
- The Angels of Xanadu 133
- The Angels of Youth 134
- The Angel of Zealots 135
- Lucifer, Falling 137
- Part IV Letters from the Tower
- Letters from the Tower 141
- A Nest of Sonnets 153
- Biddeford Pool 163
- The Slaughter of Pigs 164
- Husbands and Lovers 178
- Survival Skills 182
- A Momentary Order 184
- Irises 193
- Flute Making 194
- Totem 196
- Easter Sunday 197.
- ISBN:
- 192991802X
- 1929918038
- OCLC:
- 46448923
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