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OverviewA collection of haunting lyricism that evokes the beauty and hardship of the rural South, by a revered American master of letters--the award-winning, bestselling author of the novels Serena, Something Rich and Strange, and Above the Waterfall. In this incandescent, profound, and accessible collection, beloved and award-winning poet, novelist, and short-story writer Ron Rash vividly channels the rhythms of life in Appalachia, deftly capturing the panoply of individuals who are its heart and soul--men and women inured to misfortune and hard times yet defined by tremendous fortitude, resilience, and a fierce sense of community. In precise, supple language that swerves from the stark to the luminous, Rash richly describes the splendor of the natural landscape and poignantly renders the lives of those dependent on its bounty--in cotton mills and tobacco fields, farmlands and forests. The haunting memories and shared histories of these people--their rituals and traditions--animate this land, and are celebrated in Rash's crystalline, intensely imagined verse. With an eye for the surprising and vivid detail, Ron Rash powerfully captures the sorrows and exaltations of this wondrous world he knows intimately. Illuminating and indelible, Poems demonstrates his rich talents and confirms his legacy as a standard-bearer for the literature of the American South. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ron RashPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint: Collins Dimensions: Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.60cm Weight: 0.204kg ISBN: 9780062435521ISBN 10: 0062435523 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 21 February 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsRash illuminates his dark material with humor and tenderness...The elegies for a landscape and its inhabitants in POEMS: New and Selected leave us with a renewed sense of how 'too much too soon disappears' --New York Times Book Review Rash illuminates his dark material with humor and tenderness...The elegies for a landscape and its inhabitants in POEMS: New and Selected leave us with a renewed sense of how too much too soon disappears --New York Times Book Review Author InformationRon Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN/Faulkner finalist and New York Times bestseller Serena and Above the Waterfall, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including The Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River, and The World Made Straight; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them Burning Bright, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and Chemistry and Other Stories, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |