Henri Cole
Touch: Poems
- ISBN 13:
- 9780374533472
- author:
- Henri Cole
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 8
- Dimensions:
- 14 x 0.9 x 21 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry, World,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Henri Cole's latest collection of poems, Touch, is a masterful exploration of the human experience. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of the complexities of life, Cole renders his subjects - including love, loss, and war - with startling clarity. These poems are characterized by their dark knowledge of the body and its discontents, as well as their aesthetic asceticism in pursuit of truth. Alternating between innocence and violent self-condemnation, Cole's work navigates the tensions between thought and emotion, and between the erotic and the elegiac. Through his precise language and formal dexterity, Cole achieves a unique balance between pain and understatement, neutralizing discomfort with a subtlety that is both powerful and moving.
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