Mornings Like This: Found Poems by Dillard, Annie

ISBN: 0060927259

Author: Dillard, Annie

Condition: new

"Found poems are to their poet what no-fault insurance is to beneficiaries: payoffs waiting to happen where everyone wins and no one is blamed. Dillard culls about 40 such happy accidents from sources as diverse as a The American Boys Handy Book (1882) and the letters of Van Gogh. . . . the poet aims for a lucky, loaded symbolism that catapults the reader into an epiphany never imagined by the original authors." - Publishers WeeklyIn Mornings Like This, beloved author Annie Dillard has given us a witty and moving collection of poems in a wholly original form, sure to charm her fans, both old and new.Extracting and rearranging sentences from old and odd books-From D.C. Beard's "The American Boys Handy Book" in 1882 to Van Gogh's letters to David Greyson's "The Countryman's Year" in 1936-Dillard has composed poems on poetrys most heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. A unique, clever, and original collection, Dillards characteristic voice sounds throughout the pages.