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The poems in this book are easily recognizable as the work of one of our most interesting and influential poets, but there is an extra dimension ju...
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Jan 19, 2011
Rachel
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This collection of poems by former poet laureate Mark Strand is by turns dark and brooding, moving and inspirational. Though each of the 45 poems stands alone, they weave together into a rich narrative of love, loss, friendship, and the choices we make that change our lives forever. Running through all the poems is the imagery of Strand's dark harbor, which serves as a metaphor for the surging and ever-changing flow of life. Strand's masterful lyricism is everywhere apparent, and a testament to
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Aug 01, 2011
Ronald
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A long poem, abstract enough to keep me from attempting to decypher the meaning on each page. I did sense an emotional resonance with some of the lines that touched on the melancholia associated with aging and losing one's youthful lust and luster. I learned of this book of poetry from a tribute to Strand's birthday (04/11/1934) on Garrison Keilor's Writer's Almanac.
Oct 13, 2008
Alicia
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AMAZING. The more Strand I read, the more stunned I am. He tackles everything in this one long poem. I'll return to it again and again, I'm sure.
Jul 30, 2008
Jesse
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My good fried Steven gave me this book for my birthday. I find Strand's lyrical tone to be simultaneously delightul and uncanny.
Jul 30, 2008
Jean
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Aptly named--it's very dark. But Strand's writing (concise images and impeccable line breaks)makes it worth the downer.
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