From An Explanation of America: LAIR Robert Pinsky ? Inexhaustible, delicate, as if Without source or medium, daylight Undoes the mind; the infinite, Empty actual is too bright, Scattering to where the road Whispers, through a mile of woods ... Later, how quiet the house is: Dusk-like and refined, The sweet Phoebe-note Piercing from the trees; The calm globe of the morning, Things to read or to write Ranged on a table; the brain A dark, stubborn current that breathes Blood, a deaf wadding, The hands feeding it paper ...
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From An Explanation of America: LAIR Robert Pinsky ? Inexhaustible, delicate, as if Without source or medium, daylight Undoes the mind; the infinite, Empty actual is too bright, Scattering to where the road Whispers, through a mile of woods ... Later, how quiet the house is: Dusk-like and refined, The sweet Phoebe-note Piercing from the trees; The calm globe of the morning, Things to read or to write Ranged on a table; the brain A dark, stubborn current that breathes Blood, a deaf wadding, The hands feeding it paper And sensations of wood or metal On its own terms. Trying to read I persist a while, finish the recognition By my breath of a dead giant's breath-- Stayed by the space of a rhythm, Witnessing the blue gulf of the air.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition, hardcover issue. Invitation for an autograph party for the book laid in. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author: "John-always nice to see you; hope you like this. Regards, Robert. 10/2/79. Cambridge."
Add this copy of An Explanation of America to cart. $250.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1979 by Princeton University Press.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First edition, hardcover issue. Tiny spot in front gutter, still fine in fine dustwrapper. Nicely Inscribed by the author to his English publisher: "For Michael Schmidt, with admiration, warmest regards, and much gratitude-Yours, Robert. Wellesley. September, 1979."
