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Widely praised for his earlier collections, Daniel Halpern has grown steadily in stature and attainment. Now, with Something Shining, his fi... read full description

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Oct 13, 2010
Kasandra rated it: 4 of 5 stars
These poems show an exquisite eye for detail and are crystal-clear with mature understanding; many of them cover aging and loss, but the overall feel of the book is hopeful and delicate, thankful for life and its idiosyncracies and inevitabilities. I particularly enjoyed the poems "Real Estate", "Infestation", "Hungry as Dogs", http://books.google.com/books?id=ZH3gmk7... (you can see others of these poems here as well)
"A Place to Eat", "Desperad More...
Nov 11, 2011
Paul Scot marked it as to-read
Jul 25, 2011
Deborah marked it as to-read
Aug 08, 2009
Kristen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
May 05, 2009
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Oct 28, 2008
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