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Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

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Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 4 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 19:09:40 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 03:29:47 -0800 2009 16055252 931874 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 21:42:16 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 21:43:59 -0800 2008 13874718 110956 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

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Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

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Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

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Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 5 0 false Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Feb 07 10:17:06 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 26 07:42:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 44183049 650121 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 4 1 false Sat Jan 24 11:18:47 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 11:20:28 -0800 2009 54177810 2257467 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 5 0 false Mon Apr 27 17:16:22 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 17:19:12 -0700 2009 58383552 1802749 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 4 0 false Wed Jun 03 22:35:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 22:37:06 -0700 2009 71154619 81374 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 5 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 05:29:22 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 05:30:16 -0700 2009 65768096 2105531 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 0 0 false Sat Aug 01 10:24:32 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 10:25:06 -0700 2009 55486946 1481807 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 0 0 false Sat May 09 11:03:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 11:03:19 -0700 2009 75196970 333976 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 5 0 false Tue Oct 20 19:48:26 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 19:49:07 -0700 2009 50392513 336739 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 4 0 false Sat Apr 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 06:57:44 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 09:03:23 -0700 2009 6174643 376403 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 13 18:40:36 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 10:07:53 -0700 2007 more...]]> 33030429 1441658 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 3 0 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 16 14:50:49 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 18 11:17:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 29409949 1224793 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 4 0 false Tue Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 08:16:52 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 08:17:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 27515482 1316396 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

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Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

]]> 2004 0 0 false Mon Jul 30 19:53:12 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 02:57:25 -0800 2009 26808492 1192927 162412 0060750022 9780060750022 31 <![CDATA[Return to the City of White Donkeys: Poems]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896m/162412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172301896s/162412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162412.Return_to_the_City_of_White_Donkeys_Poems 4.23 209 In his fourteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner James Tate continues exploring his own peculiar brand of poetry, transforming our everyday world, a world where women give birth to wolves, wild babies are found in gardens, and Saint Nick visits on a hot July day. Tate's signature style draws on a marvelous variety of voices and characters, all of which sound vaguely familiar, but are each fantastically unique, brilliant, and eccentric.

Yet, as Charles Simic observed in the New York Review of Books, "With all his reliance on chance, Tate has a serious purpose. He's searching for a new way to write a lyric poem." He continues, "To write a poem out of nothing at all is Tate's genius. For him, the poem is something one did not know was there until it was written down. . . . Just about anything can happen next in this kind of poetry and that is its attraction. . . . Tate is not worried about leaving us a little dazed. . . . He succeeds in ways for which there are a few precedents. He makes me think that anti-poetry is the best friend poetry ever had."

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