Nine Horses : Poems

English

ISBN: 1400061776

EAN: 9781400061778

Category: Poetry / General

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Release Date: 04/01/2003

Synopsis: Nine Horses, Billy Collinss first book of new poems sincePicnic, Lightningin 1998, is the latest curve in the phenomenal trajectory of this poets career. Already in his forties when he debuted with a full-length book,The Apple That Astonished Paris,Collins has become the first poet since Robert Frost to combine high critical acclaim with broad popular appeal. And, as if to crown this success, he was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States for 20012002, and reappointed for 20022003. What accounts for this remarkable achievement is the poems themselves, quiet meditations grounded in everyday life that ascend effortlessly into eye-opening imaginative realms. These new poems, in which Collins continues his delicate negotiations between the clear and the mysterious, the comic and the elegiac, are sure to sustain and increase his audience of avid readers.

Awards: Forward Poetry Prize – null  Forward Poetry Prize – null 

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Nine Horses : Poems

Illustrated: No

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.65 inches

Width: 5.64 inches

Length: 8.52 inches

Weight: 10.05 oz

Pages: 144