false <![CDATA[Strong Is Your Hold]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172536275m/186756.jpg 186756 2 Here is the eleventh book of poems from Galway Kinnell. In this striking and various collection, he gives us poems of intermingling with the natural world, love poems and evocations of sexuality, poems about his father, his children, poet friends, poet heroes, and mythic figures. Included also is "When the Towers Fell," his stunning requiem for those who died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. The book's title derives from Walt Whitman's "Last Invocation": "Strong is your hold, O mortal flesh, / Strong is your hold, O love." A CD of the author reading his work is bound in, perfect for fans and classroom use. 3131277 2006 Strong Is Your Hold total:83|5:3|4:3|3:0|2:1|1:0| 83 330 114 15 5 0 false false Fri Nov 27 14:38:12 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 14:53:26 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 29 20:19:29 -0800 2007 Sat Sep 06 06:17:34 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 12:42:09 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 12:42:24 -0800 2009 Strong Is Your Hold O Mortal Flesh, 18 Jan 2007


The book's title derives from Walt Whitman's Last Invocation: Strong is your hold O mortal flesh, / Strong is your hold O love. In 2000, Galway Kinnell, another poet who draws from life, wrote in the preface to "...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 11:34:19 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 09 19:24:31 -0700 2008
I have to admit that up until now I've never run across a Galway Kinnell poem I've liked. I rather expected to pick this up, skim through it, write a generic bad review, and move on. But it seems Kinnell has (with the exception ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 12 08:17:20 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 12 08:35:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 28 09:26:22 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 28 09:31:35 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 20:58:39 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 21:03:27 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 07:00:20 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 06:59:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri May 15 13:51:26 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 13:51:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 06 22:09:36 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 22:11:44 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 02 13:42:12 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 13:45:14 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 10 19:50:55 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 24 16:11:27 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 24 16:13:07 -0800 2008 "Tenderly--be not impatient. Strong is your hold, O mortal flesh. Strong is your hold, O love."]]> 1 0 false false Sun May 06 21:02:52 -0700 2007 Sun May 06 21:03:46 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Wed May 07 09:22:06 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 09:23:17 -0700 2008 some stumble, some fall, and some rip right into you. ]]> 0 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 25 20:29:13 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 21:11:09 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 17:59:34 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:52:44 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 17:59:34 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Sat Nov 21 16:48:38 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 16:48:38 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 03 12:45:15 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 12:45:15 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Nov 03 11:28:34 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 11:28:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 11:29:47 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 19 18:51:12 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 18:51:12 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=186756