Parthenopi [Hardcover]

Michael Waters (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2000 | Series: American Poets Continuum

Vivid, sensual poems evoking the poignancy of love and loss.

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About the Author

Michael Waters is Professor of English at Salisbury University in Maryland where he teaches creative writing and American literature. He has published six collections of poetry, including three from BOA Editions and three from Carnegie Mellon University Press.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 130 pages
• Publisher: BOA Editions Ltd.; 1st edition (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880238950
• ISBN-13: 978-1880238950
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 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: #4,099,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Parthenopi, January 30, 2001

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John Hoppenthaler (Nyack, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Parthenopi (American Poets Continuum: 63) (Paperback)

Michael Waters has chosen to forgo the usual time line approach to New & Selected volumes; rather, he has wisely decided to arrange Parthenopi as if it were a book of all new poems. The result is stunning. These poems written over the course of his stellar career radiate with fresh vigor and shades of meaning as they reflect off one another in new ways. Few poets so adeptly and remarkably mesh craft, insight, narrative line,lyrical surprise and intensity as does Waters. This is a book that needs to be on the shelf of every serious reader or student of contemporary American poetry.