"The sonnet, the phoenix of poetry, burns and rises in Star Black...molten and malleable [she] expands syntax and compresses discourse, pulsing at the brink of 21st century poetics...With only the straps of her rhymes to hang on to, she dares--and flies." - Molly Peacock Defying trends by writing scrupulously sculpted poems that revel in form and are unabashedly beautiful, playful and smart, Star Black, one of the most popular poets in the New York poetry scene, kicks off Melville House Publishing's NEW YORK POETS SERIES ...
Read More
"The sonnet, the phoenix of poetry, burns and rises in Star Black...molten and malleable [she] expands syntax and compresses discourse, pulsing at the brink of 21st century poetics...With only the straps of her rhymes to hang on to, she dares--and flies." - Molly Peacock Defying trends by writing scrupulously sculpted poems that revel in form and are unabashedly beautiful, playful and smart, Star Black, one of the most popular poets in the New York poetry scene, kicks off Melville House Publishing's NEW YORK POETS SERIES by focusing her edgy intellect on the sonnet. Her collection Ghostwood presents 48 chiseled gems that show off the many reasons why she is considered one of the leading practitioners of the sonnet writing in English today. Black's poems celebrate nature as well as life in the city. They link touching characters and explore the boundaries of love. They keen in grief and anger--as in her searing poem about the WTC attacks, "Perfect Weather"--and they bound into hope, as in the quirky beauty, "Asylum." In short, Black--who is also renowned as a photo-journalist whose work has appeared regularly in The New York Times and elsewhere--is the perfect example of the kind of poet highlighted by the NEW YORK POETS SERIES: a poets' poet who also has a huge popular following in Manhattan, and whose work is ready to be appreciated by a larger international audience.
Read Less
Add this copy of Ghostwood (New York Poets) to cart. $4.00, very good condition, Sold by BiblioMadness rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Worthington, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Melville House.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. No dust jacket. Appears to be inscribed by the author on the front endpaper. Very good condition. Minimal wear. Clean and tight. No writing or marking.
Add this copy of Ghostwood; Poems By to cart. $10.95, like new condition, Sold by Artis Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Calumet, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Melville House.
Add this copy of Ghostwood (New York Poets) to cart. $11.04, very good condition, Sold by Ezekial Books, LLC rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, NH, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Melville House Publishing.
Add this copy of Ghostwood to cart. $16.09, very good condition, Sold by Hay-on-Wye Booksellers rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hereford, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2003 by Melville House Publishing.
