Calvocoressi, G.

The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart: Poems (Karen and Michael Braziller Books)

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ISBN 13:
9780892553150
author:
Calvocoressi, G.
format:
Paperback
publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
language:
English
Publication Year:
2005
Pages:
68
Dimensions:
137mm X 211mm
Genre:
Works by individual poets: from c 1900 -
Condition:
New
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£13.20

Description

Gabrielle Calvocoressi's poetry is marked by its compassion and insight into the human condition. In "The Last Time I Saw Amelia Earhart", she explores the hopes and heartbreak of small-town America through the eyes of those who lived vicariously through the famous aviator. With painstaking, vernacular verse, she conveys the complexities of a community's ambitions and failings, revealing a troubled landscape of left-behinds. Through poems like "Circus Fire, 1944" and "Suite Billy Strayhorn", Calvocoressi gives voice to the hopes and fears of a generation. Her poetry is a nuanced portrayal of the personal and communal struggles that shape us. This collection is a powerful exploration of the human experience, one that will resonate with readers seeking thoughtful and evocative verse.

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