Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana Poems [Paperback]

Eli Siegel (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Definition Pr (June 1958)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910492204
• ISBN-13: 978-0910492201
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,620,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True Poetry, October 21, 2005

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Karen Vanoutryve "Karen Van Outryve" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana Poems (Paperback)

This is true poetry! It lifts the heart and opens the eyes of the reader to the beauty and mystery of the world, including in things and people we may see every day--but not as they truly are! Walter Leuba described this book as "Alive in burning honesty and directness." As a mother, I am particularly moved by the combination of simplicity and depth in the poems about children, and "Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers." Readers might like to know that the title poem, recorded by the author, has just been released as a film, of which Howard Zinn wrote, "Ken Kimmelman's reproduction, on film, of Eli Siegel's magisterial poem, is an extraordinary achievement. It matches, in its visual beauty, the elegance of Siegel's words, and adds the dimension of stunning imagery to an already profound work of art."

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Poems that Are Honest, Musical, Deep, Delightful!, October 15, 2005

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Nancy Huntting (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hot Afternoons Have Been in Montana Poems (Paperback)

This is a book that changed my mind about contemporary poetry! These are poems that can be loved, memorized, make you a better person, have you like life more, by seeing it more truly. Seldon Rodman in the Saturday Review said: "He comes up with poems like "Dear Birds, Tell This to Mothers," "She's Crazy and It Means Something," and "The World of the Unwashed Dish" which say more (and more movingly) about here and now than any contemporary poems I have read." Kenneth Rexroth said "I think its about time Eli Siegel was moved up into the ranks of our acknowledged Leading Poets" in his New York Times review of Eli Siegel's second book of poems HAIL, AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT. And now people can see a film of "Hot Afternoons" with Eli Siegel's voice reading the poem, made in 2005 by Ken Kimmelman, that's winning acclaim and awards!