Collected poems from America?s searching and thoughtful philosopher-poet . . . There?s something Comforting about rituals renewed, even adolescents? pipe dreams: They?ll find out soon enough, and meanwhile find their places In the eternal scenery, less auguries or cautionary tales Than parts of an unchanging whole, as ripe for contemplation As a planisphere or the clouds: the vexed destinies, the shared life, The sempiternal spectacle of someone preaching to the choir While walking backwards in the moment on a warm spring afternoon. John Koethe?s poems?always dynamic and in process, never static or complete?luxuriate in the questions that punctuate the most humdrum of routines, rendering a robust portrait of an individual: complicated, quotidian, and resounding with truth. Gathering for the first time his impressive and award-winning body of work, published between 1966 and 2016, Walking Backwards introduces this gifted poet to a new, wider readership.
| Author: Koethe |
| Publisher: FSG Adult |
| Publication Date: January 07, 2020 |
| Number of Pages: 384 pages |
| Language: English |
| Binding: Paperback |
| ISBN-10: 0374538700 |
| ISBN-13: 9780374538705 |
