The Laws of Falling Bodies (Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize Library) [Paperback]

Kate Light (Author)

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Review

About Sonnets Of Love; Some
After The Season
And Then There Is That Incredible Moment
Another Urban Love Song: Souvenir De Florence... David Continues On Hi
Because
Bluebeard's Castle (at The Dakota Window)
Broad Daylight
Care
Care 2
Daybook
Dear Julia
The Death Of Albrecht: A Trip To See Giselle In Odessa
Diary Three
Erick And Martha
Erick; In Memory Of Erick Hawkins, (1909-1994)
First Poem For My Brother
First Response-an Aubade
Five Urban Love Songs; 1. Central Park
Five Urban Love Songs; 2. San Francisco
Five Urban Love Songs; 4. Safe-t-man
Five Urban Love Songs; 5. Help Me-a Flashback
Five Urban Love Songs; Portrait Of David As/not As A Refrigerator
George Sand (1839); 1. Empty Space
George Sand (1839); 2. The Pig Ship
George Sand (1839); 3. Travel
Home
How Sonnets Are Like Bungee Jumping
The Idea Of Love Between Us
The Latest
The Laws Of Falling Bodies
Lines Written While Reading Keats' Isabella; Or, The Pot Of Basil
Martha
Mass
Mostly
My Worst Nightmare
Oh It Is All The Work Of Getting There
The Problem
Reading Someone Else's Love Poems
Serenade
Sometimes, Consciousness
The Tender Gesture Can Resurrect The World
Two Millionaires, Isadora Duncan, And You
Under Simplicity Lies Complexity. Under A Word
Want And Love
The Weeks
West Side Y
Your Unconscious Speaks To My Unconscious
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Story Line Press (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1885266553
• ISBN-13: 978-1885266552
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,334,601 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful collection, June 15, 2001

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This review is from: The Laws of Falling Bodies (Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize Library) (Paperback)

Kate Light's collection is a wonderful collection of poems, especially when you consider that it is her first. The poems, mostly formal, use language in a sensual way. you can feel her training as a musician the way the words float over you, melodious is the word that comes to mind. her poems tend to deal with love, but she manages to pull back before she reaches sentimentality. many of the poems deal with music as well. furthermore, the cover art is most fitting for the collection within. and i happen to know that she picked it herself. great collection. count me as a big fan, and i'm waiting for her next book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elegant love poems, light-hearted, witty, and wise., August 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Laws of Falling Bodies (Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize Library) (Paperback)

Kate Light engages the reader with "Five Urban Love Songs." She has an easy way of dealing with structure and rhythm in "Why a Sonnet Is Like Bungee Jumping."Light is that rare poet who is also a talented classical musician. For 15 years she has played the violin with the New York Opera.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fresh Take on the Sonnet, September 14, 2002

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This review is from: The Laws of Falling Bodies (Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize Library) (Paperback)

Kate Light is a sonneteer, but her sonnets push the form's boundaries. She writes about love--postmodern love, urban love, tender love and failed love. In her daily life, Light is also a musician and her poems sing.