Felt: Poems
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In this groundbreaking collection, Alice Fulton weds her celebrated linguistic freshness to a fierce emotional depth. Felt a fabric made of tangled fibers becomes a metaphor for the interweavings of humans, animals, and planet. But Felt is also the past tense of "feel." This is a book of emotions both ordinary and untoward: the shadings of humiliation, obsession, love, and loneliness as well as states so subtle they have yet to be named. Reticent...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:039332236X
ISBN13:9780393322361
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Length:106 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 8.2"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
From the opening poem "Close (Joan Mitchell's 'White Territory')" this book dives inside you and holds court until you assume its power. This astonishing range of poems can make sparks last for what seems an eternity. "Failure" conjures up images from Henry IV, Part One, while "The Fabula Rasa" delves into the author's past in radio broadcasting, as does "Warmth Sculpture." Stop reading this review and make the purchase.
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