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This is one of those books of poetry I keep next to my elbow while writing prose, so I can read it and be inspired when my own prose starts not to sound beautiful enough.

It's also one of those books of poetry that makes you desperate to be best friends with the author, ...more...]]> 27644801 1338016 91009 1882295331 9781882295333 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225632m/91009.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171225632s/91009.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/91009.The_Captain_Lands_in_Paradise_Poems 4.17 93 Sarah Manguso's first collection, a combination of verse and prose poems, explores love, nostalgia, remorse, and the joyful and mysterious preparation for the discoveries of new lands, selves, and ideas. The voice is consistently spare, honest, understated, and eccentric.

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BEAUTIFUL THINGS

Sometimes I think I understand the way things work
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