Keep the feast : poems / Stephen Cushman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cushman, Stephen, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psalmody--Poetry.

Psalmody.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

vi, 89 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"With Keep the Feast, Stephen Cushman offers readers a collection of remarkable clarity, skill, depth, and delight. The centerpiece title poem, based on the longest biblical psalm, is a rarity in the world of contemporary poetry: a serious devotional work. Yet Cushman approaches the challenges of establishing a personal relationship with God in ways so varied and ingenious that it thoroughly entertains and intrigues as poetry, and the religious feelings and beliefs of the reader do not matter. Several of the poems in the opening and closing sections meditate on biblical events, as Cushman's combination of skepticism and devotion balances the headlong embrace of the title poem. "Rough Draft" considers Jesus's need to take a second crack at curing a blind man in the Gospel of Mark, while "Want to Make Something of It?" turns Christ's blasting of the fig tree in the same gospel into a darkly comic, strikingly angry anticipation of his sacrifice. In the rest of this captivating volume, the poet meditates on secular history, works of art, and literary figures, every poem rendered in Cushman's unique vernacular and lush rhythms, offering readers a feast for the ear and the tongue"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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The Fruit Thereof

The Rain in Maine

Overnight in the Sherfy House, Gettysburg

Love in the Age of Inattention

Love Your Neighbor as Your Self Portrait

Time Management

List List

Frequently Asked Questions

Rough Draft

We're Screwed a No Historical Marker

"Mary (Blind)," Stratford Hall

The Progress of Railroading

Dealey Plaza, November Again

Against Erosion

Her Name Was Courage

Charles Wright, Outside the Mailroom

Woman with the Arrow

Want to Make Something of It?

Inserted in the Calendar

Bury a Body on Private Land

Supposing Him to Be the Gardener

No Counting Sheep without Feeding Them Too

Syllable Nutshell

II

Keep the Feast

III

Green Zebra

Accidental

Juicy Gossip

Perhaps One Sabbath

He Chose Minnesota

An Ether Purer

Woe to Us Hypocrites

Granny Was an Angelfish

Cut and Paste

If It Weren't for You

Foreign Body

Single Origin Theory

Casserole for the Bereaved

Peace and Quiet

The Qing Conquest Stirred Loyalist Passions

"I Am in Ireland Now"

May Contain Myth

Crash Course

Crisis Hotline

Rommel's Option

Dark Social

Mated for Life.

Notes:

"LSU Press Paperback Original"--Title page verso.

Other Format:

Online version: Cushman, Stephen. Keep the feast

ISBN:

9780807174944

0807174947

OCLC:

1284921202