The Uses of Adversity
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The Uses of Adversity-- titled after the line from As You Like It, "Sweet are the uses of adversity" - is a collection of one hundred sonnets cobining the craftiness of traditional form with the effortlessness of free verse. The language is often richly textured and musical, often plain spoken and conversational, but always witty and accessible. The subject matter ranges widely from Rootie Kazootie and Froggy the Gremlin, Howdy Doody and Elvis Presley,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822956713
ISBN13:9780822956716
Release Date:March 1998
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 7.5"
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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Poetry Women Writers Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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