Description
Discover the world of contemporary poetry with 'Keeps', a captivating collection by acclaimed poet LK Holt. This newly released volume features Holt's latest work alongside two earlier celebrated titles, 'Patience' and 'Mutiny' and 'Man Wolf Man'. Each poem is a journey, a refreshing angle on the human experience, where unexpected imagery meets lyrical storytelling. Holt’s distinctive voice threads through various themes, exploring selfhood and the profound connections we have with art, nature, and each other.
Dive into the rich narratives that unfold within 'Keeps'. The highlight of this collection is the long, episodic suite, 'Stages of Balthazar', which introduces readers to a donkey embodying instinctual acceptance, exploring the nuances of love and neglect in a small village setting. This collection not only enriches your bookshelf but also offers a deeper understanding of the poet's evolving oeuvre, providing insight into her creative journey.
Ideal for poetry enthusiasts and anyone seeking to explore the depths of human emotion conveyed through the art of words. Elevate your literary collection today with 'Keeps'.
Condition: Brand New
ISBN: 9780992537111
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Leonard Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780992537111
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Leonard Press
Description:
This volume opens with Keeps, a full-length book of new poems by LK Holt. Bound-in with it are her two prior books, Patience, Mutiny and Man Wolf Man.A hallmark of Holt's poetry has always been its continual refreshing of angles of vision. She has a dark skill with the unexpected image, and the thought that goes into an unexpected place. There is immediacy, even abruptness, amid her airy, crafted structures, and her music subsists in this.The keeps in the new book are of course the new poems themselves, which for Holt are essentially findings. Her impulse as a poet is to the retrieving of story, and the objects of the world that erupt from the midst of story. Her bent is at the same time lyrical, sometimes meeting the world afresh through contemplations of paintings, sculpture, and film, and always quietly touching on selfhood. The long, episodic suite, 'Stages of Balthazar', is about a donkey practitioner of instinctual acceptance. Followed and neglected by a Chorus-as it can seem a self deserves-Balthazar goes about his small village life, bearing a great love.By adding her prior two books to this volume, the Press intends not only to keep them in print, but to lay out for readers the fullness of the growth of an oeuvre. The poet has made some excisions and revisions.
Dive into the rich narratives that unfold within 'Keeps'. The highlight of this collection is the long, episodic suite, 'Stages of Balthazar', which introduces readers to a donkey embodying instinctual acceptance, exploring the nuances of love and neglect in a small village setting. This collection not only enriches your bookshelf but also offers a deeper understanding of the poet's evolving oeuvre, providing insight into her creative journey.
Ideal for poetry enthusiasts and anyone seeking to explore the depths of human emotion conveyed through the art of words. Elevate your literary collection today with 'Keeps'.
Condition: Brand New
ISBN: 9780992537111
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Leonard Press
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780992537111
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Leonard Press
Description:
This volume opens with Keeps, a full-length book of new poems by LK Holt. Bound-in with it are her two prior books, Patience, Mutiny and Man Wolf Man.A hallmark of Holt's poetry has always been its continual refreshing of angles of vision. She has a dark skill with the unexpected image, and the thought that goes into an unexpected place. There is immediacy, even abruptness, amid her airy, crafted structures, and her music subsists in this.The keeps in the new book are of course the new poems themselves, which for Holt are essentially findings. Her impulse as a poet is to the retrieving of story, and the objects of the world that erupt from the midst of story. Her bent is at the same time lyrical, sometimes meeting the world afresh through contemplations of paintings, sculpture, and film, and always quietly touching on selfhood. The long, episodic suite, 'Stages of Balthazar', is about a donkey practitioner of instinctual acceptance. Followed and neglected by a Chorus-as it can seem a self deserves-Balthazar goes about his small village life, bearing a great love.By adding her prior two books to this volume, the Press intends not only to keep them in print, but to lay out for readers the fullness of the growth of an oeuvre. The poet has made some excisions and revisions.