2007, ISBN: 9780801886546

For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. A master of verbal music, Kennedy has long been praised for his wit and hum… More...

For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. A master of verbal music, Kennedy has long been praised for his wit and humor; as this collection reveals, many of his poems also reach surprising depths and heights. The Nile on eBay   FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE   In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus by X.J. Kennedy Kennedy has long occupied a unique place in American poetry; In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus now offers the first comprehensive collection to span his entire career. FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus is an ample gathering of his best work: memorable songs, startling lyrics, poems that tell poignant stories, character studies that vie with those of Edwin Arlington Robinson. A master of verbal music, Kennedy has long been praised for his wit and humor; as this collection reveals, many of his poems also reach surprising depths and heights. Donald Hall comments, "many of Kennedy's poems are wit itself. His wit is his way of understanding. No one else writing is capable of the effects in which Kennedy specializes." This book skims the cream from several slim volumes and six past collections including the prize-winning Nude Descending a Staircase, Cross Ties, and The Lords of Misrule. It restores to print over fifty poems unavailable for decades and adds more than two dozen new poems collected for the first time. Kennedy has long occupied a unique place in American poetry; In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus now offers the first comprehensive collection to span his entire career. Author Biography X. J. Kennedy has written poetry, children's verse, and fiction as well as textbooks on writing and literature. Before becoming a full-time writer, he taught at the University of Michigan, the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, Tufts University, Wellesley College, the University of California-Irvine, and Leeds University. He now lives in Lexington, Massachusetts, with his wife and sometime coauthor, Dorothy M. Kennedy. Table of Contents Nude Descending a Staircase (1961)First ConfessionSolitary ConfinementOn a Child Who Lived One MinuteFaces from a BestiaryNude Descending a StaircaseThe Autumn in Norfolk ShipyardWarning to SculptorsLewis CarrollIn a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One DayBarking Dog BluesInscriptions after FactLilithThe SirensNarcissus SuitorTheater of DionysusAt the Stoplight by the Paupers' GravesLittle ElegyLadies Looking for LiceB NegativeAt Ghostwriter's DeathbedRondelOne a.m. with VoicesGrowing into LoveCross TiesPoetsNothing in Heaven Functions as It OughtTraveler's WarningsMain Road WestEdgar's StoryNational ShrinePeace and PlentyDriving Cross-CountryReading TripRequiem in HobokenFor a Maiden LadyPottery ClassAbsentminded BartenderLoose WomanAnt TrapWest Somerville, Mass.Day SevenThe AscentGolgothaOdeTwo ApparitionsArtificerDaughter in the HouseThe Shorter ViewGiving in to YouSlim VolumesBreaking and EnteringSong: Great Chain of BeingConsumer's ReportThe Atheist's StigmaIn a Secret FieldEmily Dickinson in Southern California (1973)Mining TownSchizophrenic GirlEvening TideA Little Night MusicCelebrations After the Death of John Brennan (1974)Three Tenors, One Vehicle (1975)Talking Dust Bowl BluesSong to the Tune of "Somebody Stole My Gal"Cross Ties: Selected Poems (1985)In a Dry SeasonA Footpath Near GethsemaneDirty English PotatoesGobletAunt Rectita's Good FridayHangover MassOne-night HomecomingOctoberJoshuaOld Men Pitching HorseshoesTo Dorothy on Her Exclusion from The Guinness Book of World RecordsAt the Last Rites for Two HotroddersFlitting FliesThe Death of Professor BackwardsAt Brown Crane PavilionOn the Proposed Seizure of Twelve Graves in a Colonial CemeteryA Beardsley MomentDark Horses (1992)The ArmTwelve Dead, Hundreds HomelessThe Waterbury CrossVeterinarianThe Animals You EatSnugOvernight PassTwo from Guillaume ApollinairePont MirabeauChurchbellsTo the Writers Forbidden to WriteTerse Elegy for J. V. CunninghamOn Being Accused of WitEmily Dickinson Leaves a Message to the World Now that Her Homestead in Amherst Has an Answering MachineThe Withdrawn GiftOn the SquareDumpSummer ChildrenTableau IntimeFinisBlack Velvet ArtThe Lords of Misrule (2002)"The Purpose of Time Is to Prevent Everything from Happening at Once"Jimmy HarlowNaomi TrimmerFive-and-Dime, Late ThirtiesSailors with the ClapFor Allen GinsbergThebes: In the Robber VillageClose CallStreet MothsDécorThe Ballad of Fenimore Woolson and Henry JamesA Scandal in the SuburbsTo His Lover, That She Be Not OverdressedThe Blessing of the BikesSharing the ScoreA Curse on a ThiefPieShriveled MeditationMeditation in the Bedroom of General Francisco FrancoMaples in JanuarySeptember Twelfth, 2001New PoemsPanic in the CarwashAt PaestumRitesSmall House Torn Down To Build a LargerUncertain BurialInnocent TimesEpiphanyFurnished RentalBrotherhoodDeath of a Window WasherPacifierGeometrySilent Cell PhonesFirefliesMrs. Filbert's Golden QuartersJerry ChristmasPoor People in ChurchSonnet Beginning with a Line and a Half Abandoned by Dante Gabriel RossettiGod's ObsequiesStorehouseAt the Antiques FairSecret RiverCommand DecisionBald EagleMeeting a Friend Again After Thirty YearsFinding a TintypeOut of Tune with the StarsEnvoiNotesIndex of Titles and First Lines Review A splendid volume... It is impossible not to think that his work will grow in estimation with each passing year. Booklist Kennedy is both a conceptualizer and a musician... the transformative element in Kennedy's creative process is the exactitude of his craft. -- Donald Junkins North Dakota Quarterly To us, Kennedy is the best of the best. RALPH: Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and the Humanities A worthy heir... to the indispensably impertinent likes of Catullus amd Dean Swift-cheerfully serving notice that there's still nothing like an artfully pithy piece of verse for making short work of killjoys. -- David Barber Boston Globe X. J. Kennedy? He ought to be declared a national resource and excused from taxation. -- Wyatt Prunty Weekly Standard The high quality, abundance, and breadth of his writing-poetry, children's work, fiction, textbooks-and hislong presence on the literary scene make him one of the most important American poets today. -- Catherine Savage Brosman Chronicles Long Description For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus is an ample gathering of his best work: memorable songs, startling lyrics, poems that tell poignant stories, character studies that vie with those of Edwin Arlington Robinson. A master of verbal music, Kennedy has long been praised for his wit and humor; as this collection reveals, many of his poems also reach surprising depths and heights. Donald Hall comments, 'many of Kennedy's poems are wit itself. His wit is his way of understanding. No one else writing is capable of the effects in which Kennedy specializes.'This book skims the cream from several slim volumes and six past collections including the prize-winning Nude Descending a Staircase, Cross Ties, and The Lords of Misrule. It restores to print over fifty poems unavailable for decades and adds more than two dozen new poems collected for the first time. Kennedy has long occupied a unique place in American poetry; In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus now offers the first comprehensive collection to span his entire career. Review Text ""The high quality, abundance, and breadth of his writing'poetry, children's work, fiction, textbooks'and hislong presence on the literary scene make him one of the most important American poets today."" Review Quote "X. J. Kennedy? He ought to be declared a national resource and excused from taxation." -- Wyatt Prunty, Weekly Standard Details ISBN0801886546 Author X.J. Kennedy Short Title IN A PROMINENT BAR IN SECAUCUS Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Series Johns Hopkins: Poetry and Fiction Language English ISBN-10 0801886546 ISBN-13 9780801886546 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 811.54 Year 2007 Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Audience Age 18 Residence Lexington, MA, US Birth 1942 Illustrations No DOI 10.1604/9780801886546 NZ Release Date 2007-10-27 US Release Date 2007-10-27 UK Release Date 2007-10-27 Pages 224 Publication Date 2007-10-27 Subtitle New and Selected Poems, 1955–2007 Alternative 9780801886539 Audience General AU Release Date 2007-09-14 We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICYNo questions asked, 30 day returns! 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2007, ISBN: 9780801886546

New and Selected Poems, 1955-2007, Buch, Softcover, For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. In a Prominent Bar in … More...

New and Selected Poems, 1955-2007, Buch, Softcover, For more than half a century, readers and listeners have taken special pleasure in the poetry of X. J. Kennedy. In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus is an ample gathering of his best work: memorable songs, startling lyrics, poems that tell poignant stories, character studies that vie with those of Edwin Arlington Robinson. A master of verbal music, Kennedy has long been praised for his wit and humor; as this collection reveals, many of his poems also reach surprising depths and heights. Donald Hall comments, "many of Kennedy's poems are wit itself. His wit is his way of understanding. No one else writing is capable of the effects in which Kennedy specializes." This book skims the cream from several slim volumes and six past collections including the prize-winning Nude Descending a Staircase, Cross Ties, and The Lords of Misrule. It restores to print over fifty poems unavailable for decades and adds more than two dozen new poems collected for the first time. Kennedy has long occupied a unique place in American poetry; In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus now offers the first comprehensive collection to span his entire career. [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press], Seiten: 224, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007<

2007, ISBN: 9780801886546

New and Selected Poems, 1955?2007, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press], Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

2007, ISBN: 9780801886546

New and Selected Poems, 1955-2007, Buch, Softcover, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press], Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007