An edition of Ranking the wishes (1997)

Ranking the wishes

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An edition of Ranking the wishes (1997)

Ranking the wishes

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In his seventh book, Carl Dennis explores the ways in which our wishes - those in our power to fulfill at any moment and those that have no chance of ever being realized - define who we are. While some of the poems view wishing as a failure to do justice to the world we have, others regard it as a recognition that no present, however rich, can satisfy the imagination, and suggest that one of the functions of poetry is to keep significant wishes alive.

In showing with moving clarity how wishes are essential to giving shape and direction to the moment, these poems make use of a rich variety of genres: elegy, advice, meditation, warning, consolation, and prophecy.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
71

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Edition Notes

Poems.

Published in
New York
Series
Penguin poets

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
811/.54
Library of Congress
PS3554.E535 R3 1997, PS3554.E535R3 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 71 p. ;
Number of pages
71

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1004620M
Internet Archive
rankingwishes00denn
ISBN 10
0140587799
LCCN
96044352
OCLC/WorldCat
35673505
Library Thing
1183530
Goodreads
206548

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