The poems of Jackknife & Light (which was a finalist in the National Poetry Series of 1996) give their meanings up slowly, with a languorous precision and care. They aspire to and demand what Murphy defines as a unique "method of looking" and reading... and thinking. "This ghost hums in her hair, his slight tunes rising against his ear but never making it inside. To where_e the song might matter...."
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The poems of Jackknife & Light (which was a finalist in the National Poetry Series of 1996) give their meanings up slowly, with a languorous precision and care. They aspire to and demand what Murphy defines as a unique "method of looking" and reading... and thinking. "This ghost hums in her hair, his slight tunes rising against his ear but never making it inside. To where_e the song might matter...."
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Add this copy of Jackknife and Light to cart. $20.00, like new condition, Sold by Daedalus Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Portland, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by A V E C Books.
