The Ha-Ha: Poems
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Book Overview
A feature of English landscape architecture, a ha-ha is a wall at the bottom of a ditch; its purpose is to allow the presence of cows and sheep on one's lawn, but at an agreeable distance and with none of the malodorous unsightliness that proximity would bring. Similarly, The Ha-Ha, the latest offering from poet David Kirby, is both an exploration of the ways in which the mind invites chaos yet keeps it at a distance and an apologia for humor,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807128945
ISBN13:9780807128947
Release Date:September 2003
Publisher:LSU Press
Length:55 Pages
Weight:0.28 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.9" x 9.2"
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Think of Holden Caulfield,
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
older and wryer and not the least bit jaded by all the sad strange beautiful horrendous stuff that happened to happen. That's the voice in a David Kirby poem. The Ha-Ha is Kirby's latest collection of really good stories, and when was the last time you smiled out loud while reading a goddam poem?
Awesome
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
David Kirby is such a fun poet. A brilliantly humorous book of poems. You will laugh out loud. This is one of my favorite books. Kirby does not dissapoint.
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