Skip to content
Scan a barcode
Scan
Paperback The Ghost Soldiers Book

ISBN: 0061756075

ISBN13: 9780061756078

The Ghost Soldiers

Select Format

Select Condition ThriftBooks Help Icon

Recommended

Format: Paperback

Condition: New

$16.75
Save $1.25!
List Price $18.00
50 Available
Ships within 2-3 days

Book Overview

In this, his fifteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Tate continues doing what he does best. His poems are evocative, provocative, funny, subtle, eccentric, occasionally disturbing, and wildly outrageous. Tate's surrealist style strikes its own utterly new and original note in American poetry; as Charles Simic has observed, "To write a poem out of nothng at all is Tate's genius...Just about anything can happen next in this...

Customer Reviews

1 rating

a great book

It's true that you won't find complex or obtuse poetry in this book as you find in so many other collections, but one thing you will discover that you won't find in those other collections is an enjoyable read. Poetry that's entertaining, now that's a revolutionary concept. Those who turn their noses to Tate's latest work (all who seem to be fans of his earlier work) tend to read poetry collections that read like books of crossword puzzles. It's the riddle, the exclusivity of the poem that they're after. It's about proving how smart one is, forget communication or any real human emotion. If you read poetry for this purpose then don't buy this book, but if you want to read poetry that will make you want to read more poetry then I highly suggest this book.
Copyright © 2024 Thriftbooks.com Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information | Cookie Policy | Cookie Preferences | Accessibility Statement
ThriftBooks® and the ThriftBooks® logo are registered trademarks of Thrift Books Global, LLC
GoDaddy Verified and Secured