Only Bread, Only Light
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With this, his first collection of poetry, Stephen Kuusisto (author of the memoir Planet of the Blind) explores blindness and curiosity, loneliness and the found instruments of continuation. Exploiting the seeming contradiction of poetry's reliance upon visual imagery with Kuusisto's own sightlessness, these poems cultivate a world of listening: to the natural world, to the voices of family and strangers, to music and the words of great writers...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1556591500
ISBN13:9781556591501
Release Date:October 2000
Publisher:Copper Canyon Press
Length:104 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 5.5" x 9.0"
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forget the blindness part
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This poetry is for everyone.Looking inside doesn't take functioning eyeballs. It takes courage.
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