Description
Discover 'Long Lens', a compelling collection of poetry by Peter Makuck, showcasing forty years of masterful craftsmanship and lyrical depth. This beautifully crafted trade paperback, published by BOA Editions in 2010, features 25 new poems that reflect themes of spiritual longing, love, loss, and the intricate connections we hold with nature and each other. Makuck's precise language and vivid imagery transport readers through powerful experiences, from the aftermath of the tragic Kent State University events to serene moments of everyday life. With each poem, you will journey into the emotional landscape that Makuck paints, including poignant observations of the natural world, such as spinner sharks, gray foxes, and the beauty of a waving clothesline—a symbol of cherished memories and familial ties.
Through his work, Makuck elevates the mundane to the marvelous, offering readers a lens to see the essence of life from a fresh perspective. This book is perfect for poetry enthusiasts and anyone seeking to explore the depths of emotion found in daily existence. A true gem for collectors, 'Long Lens' is an essential addition to your poetry library.
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: 9781934414323. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2010. Publisher: BOA Editions.
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: 9781934414323
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2010
Publisher: BOA Editions
Description:
“Peter Makuck sees through the detritus of daily life to what matters. . . . It’s that essence that lives deep in things, looked for in people, sea- and landscapes, and creatures, that lifts the quotidian toward the marvelous, and animates this selection of poems from four decades.”—Brendan Galvin
From "Long Lens":
Folding laundry, I can see our clotheslinewaving its patches of color like the flag
of a foreign country where I had happily livedin a small clapboard house surrounded by pines.
I can hear my mother in her strong accentsaying she didn’t want a dryer
even when we could finally afford one—Our sheets won’t smell of trees and sunlight anymore.
Long Lens represents forty years of Peter Makuck’s work, including twenty-five new poems. With precise language, Makuck’s imagery evokes spiritual longing, love, loss, violence, and transcendence. His subjects include the aftermath of the 1970 killings at Kent State University; scuba diving on an offshore shipwreck; flying through a storm in a small plane; rescuing a boy caught in a riptide; and lucid observations of spinner sharks, a gray fox, a spider, and a pelican tangled in a fishing line.
Peter Makuck taught at East Carolina University from 1976 to 2006, and founded Tar River Poetry. He was 2008 Lee Smith Chair in Creative Writing at NC State University. Winner of the Brockman Award and the Charity Randall Citation, he lives on Bogue Banks, one of North Carolina’s barrier islands.The Cortland Review:“The easy-going manner...of these poe
Through his work, Makuck elevates the mundane to the marvelous, offering readers a lens to see the essence of life from a fresh perspective. This book is perfect for poetry enthusiasts and anyone seeking to explore the depths of emotion found in daily existence. A true gem for collectors, 'Long Lens' is an essential addition to your poetry library.
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: 9781934414323. Format: Trade paperback (US). Year: 2010. Publisher: BOA Editions.
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: 9781934414323
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2010
Publisher: BOA Editions
Description:
“Peter Makuck sees through the detritus of daily life to what matters. . . . It’s that essence that lives deep in things, looked for in people, sea- and landscapes, and creatures, that lifts the quotidian toward the marvelous, and animates this selection of poems from four decades.”—Brendan Galvin
From "Long Lens":
Folding laundry, I can see our clotheslinewaving its patches of color like the flag
of a foreign country where I had happily livedin a small clapboard house surrounded by pines.
I can hear my mother in her strong accentsaying she didn’t want a dryer
even when we could finally afford one—Our sheets won’t smell of trees and sunlight anymore.
Long Lens represents forty years of Peter Makuck’s work, including twenty-five new poems. With precise language, Makuck’s imagery evokes spiritual longing, love, loss, violence, and transcendence. His subjects include the aftermath of the 1970 killings at Kent State University; scuba diving on an offshore shipwreck; flying through a storm in a small plane; rescuing a boy caught in a riptide; and lucid observations of spinner sharks, a gray fox, a spider, and a pelican tangled in a fishing line.
Peter Makuck taught at East Carolina University from 1976 to 2006, and founded Tar River Poetry. He was 2008 Lee Smith Chair in Creative Writing at NC State University. Winner of the Brockman Award and the Charity Randall Citation, he lives on Bogue Banks, one of North Carolina’s barrier islands.The Cortland Review:“The easy-going manner...of these poe