Looking for Luck: Poems [Paperback]

Maxine Kumin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 17, 1993

"From a marketplace in Bangkok to the fields of New Hampshire, from recollections of her own childhood to celebrations of an infant grandson, Kumin stakes her far-flung claims with authority in her tenth book of poetry."--Publishers Weekly

Editorial Reviews

Review

Her poems become increasingly unforgettable, indispensable. . . . Thoreau would commend her honesty, the precision of her language and her occasional moral allegory. (New York Times Book Review )

About the Author

Maxine Kumin is a former poet laureate of the United States. She lives in Warner, New Hampshire.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company (February 17, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0393309479
• ISBN-13: 978-0393309478
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706,318 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A book with humor and insight, June 30, 2003

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Gramma Davis "Kids' books lover" (Villa Park, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking for Luck: Poems (Paperback)

The poems in this book are full of humor and a down-to-earth insight that avoids tear-jerking while being very True and Beautiful! The poet grew up with horses. She loves them but does not romanticize them which is the way true horse lovers love their animals. The poem about the sloth's defecating is light-hearted and lovely. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a small book of poems close at hand to reflect upon at different times as, like most good poetry, you can see different facets in different light.