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Hurt Thyself

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Between The Sexes What is the chance she smiles on this rivalry declared in the unspoken as chivalry, even one glance shot in the glass, while ahead he waits holding the door half-open, half-closed. Andrew Steinmetz's second collection of poetry turns a clinical eye on his favourite subjects - love, marriage, power, fantasy, and art. At the crossroads of the credos "know thyself" and "heal thyself," Steinmetz adopts a "hurt thyself" attitude that is sardonic and compassionate. Using a tersely sensitive language that relies on the poet's own speaking voice, Hurt Thyself betrays a slightly ominous and skewed philosophical rigor. The implications of the poet's examined life are poems that feel emotionally exposed yet discriminating and sceptical.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2005-09-27
Mått127 x 191 x undefined mm
Vikt100 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieHugh MacLennan Poetry Series
Antal sidor96
FörlagMcGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN9780773529786

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"Uncanny is the word that comes to mind when I think about what Steinmetz has accomplished in this second collection. That, and dazzling." Carmine Starnino, author of Credo and With English Subtitles Praise for Histories Shortlisted: 2001 A.M. Klein Prize for Poetry "In its restless wit, sharp observation, and compassion, Histories is immediately engaging and rewarding." Books in Canada "Charged with emotional freight, Steinmetz delivers what so few of his contemporaries dare: a divorce from prosaic rhythms and a heated affair with untested syntax." Literary Review of Canada Praise for Wardlife: The Apprenticeship of a Young Writer as a Hospital Clerk Shortlisted: 2000 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction and The Quebec Writers' Federation 2000 First Book Award and Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-fiction "Steinmetz has the writer's pitiless eye and worrying heart." The Globe and Mail "A remarkable first book. Absolutely compelling." Ian Brown, Sunday Edition, CBC