The shape of regret : poems / by Herbert Woodward Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Herbert Woodward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poetry.

African American poets.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

xi, 78 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"The Shape of Regret is a new poetry collection with a long shelf life, something that will be whispered about--gossiped about--by creative readers and writers for years to come. Herbert Woodward Martin is an acclaimed professor and influential American poet who has been known to inspire and encourage. To create his poems, Martin draws from his own life, experiences, and passions. Many of the poems speak directly or indirectly to poets who have shaped or interested Martin, including Hart Crane, William Carlos Williams, Lucille Clifton, Jackson Mac Low, and Robert Frost. He gives further voice and testimony to the African American experience both in the present and the past. An early reader of the collection said that Martin 'continues to contribute to the canon. As an African American poet, he incorporates voices, a range of perspectives, and a unique approach to conveying and incorporating culture into literary language.' The Shape of Regret is a wonderful place to either start or revive one's love of poetry."--Back cover.

Contents:

Three musicians

Reading the eyes of my masters

Nature and the bones of things

Familiars

Regret

Hands of imagination

Coda.

ISBN:

081434724X

9780814347249

OCLC:

1131697850