New Fables, Old Songs [Paperback]

Rob Carney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

Winner of the 2002 Dream Horse Press National Chapbook Prize for Poetry

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...unique and entirely captivating, rapturous....Just the right sense of the strange, an attention to sound, and homage to...traditions..." -- C. J. Sage

"myth coupled with a contemporary playfulness...I highly recommend this book." -- Tod Marshall

From the Publisher

Rob Carney's New Fables, Old Songs are poems comprising a personal cosmology that readers will nevertheless recognize as universal in nature. A perfect blend of hypnotic lyricism and rich storytelling, this is a book to pick up again and again. Dream Horse Press is proud to award this collection its 2002 National Chapbook Prize for Poetry.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 28 pages
• Publisher: Dream Horse Press (January 1, 2003)
• ISBN-10: 0965930769
• ISBN-13: 978-0965930765
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,039,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Every State needs poetic mythology like this!, October 18, 2009

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This review is from: New Fables, Old Songs (Paperback)

This book was uplifting, inspiring, entertaining, mythical, subtly profound, and enjoyable. The poems in this collection could easily be read and re-read over and over.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding works from an outstanding author, November 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: New Fables, Old Songs (Paperback)

As a life long Washington resident, Rob's poems add a fresh and highly imaginative view of this state. Rob's words give life to scenes and images of this magnificent area. I highly recomend this chap book for any person who has a love of poetry in the Pacific Northwest.