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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great fun great depth
Michael Palmer, one of the most influential poets of his generation, continues his trademark of meticulous experimentation here. Such a range of language is in this book. He's one of the poets I recommend most highly for any poetry reader, & this book is very exciting for its slow, deliberate, essentially unique clip.
Published on April 30, 2003 by I X Key
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0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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At Passage Outtakes...almost.
Quod begins by shifting his weight to the center of the concealed disc. No autobiography is complete without sleight-of-hand. Quod defines the "vision" as a carpet thrown out from under,--dislodging the phantasm, the second-sight--. No vision is complete without the tug of failure, without an aggravating sense of the ironic. Quod may be misled by...
Published on June 23, 2000 by A neighbor
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great fun great depth,
By I X Key "burningfield" (tomorrow) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Promises of Glass (Paperback)
Michael Palmer, one of the most influential poets of his generation, continues his trademark of meticulous experimentation here. Such a range of language is in this book. He's one of the poets I recommend most highly for any poetry reader, & this book is very exciting for its slow, deliberate, essentially unique clip.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
ravishing,
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This review is from: The Promises of Glass (Paperback)
What a great book. Tremendous sonic intensity. These poems dig down into meaningful spaces without losing their opacity. The poems are at once elegant, playful, cocky, and sly. The writing here has a kind of intellectual generosity--the poems respect the reader's imagination.
6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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As much what remains...,
By crumbcake (Rhinebeck, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Promises of Glass (Hardcover)
Michael Palmer has crossed the wide ocean of language through its treacherous currents and eddying whirpools he has brought news from the far country, news of the possibility of meaning, of knowledge, even, I imagine, of salvation.But as in the hero's mythological quest, the poet in search of these lights must submerge himself in the dark wood of the space-without-meaning, the denial of knowing, the dangerous hinges language turns on, the arbitrary construction of meaning in service of politics. Reading a Michael Palmer poem is like suddenly realizing has wandered into traffic, or unfamiliar territory: language poetry in rhyming couplets, a poem that begins as collage but suddenly "degrades" into narrative, a fragmented work that against its own chaotic urges suddenly coheres. They are wards against the dark, entreaties to light, they are mantras, yogic chants, magic spells, they are the ancient underground exposing themselves in service of human progress. This new book continues the progression of his work in bold and dangerous directions.
0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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At Passage Outtakes...almost.,
By A neighbor (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Promises of Glass (Hardcover)
Quod begins by shifting his weight to the center of the concealed disc. No autobiography is complete without sleight-of-hand.Quod defines the "vision" as a carpet thrown out from under,--dislodging the phantasm, the second-sight--. No vision is complete without the tug of failure, without an aggravating sense of the ironic. Quod may be misled by education. Quod I've seen several times in the area, haunted yet perservering in the philosophical soup he's ladled onto a lyricism--stirred, tasted, and evacuated. Quod still confounds me...and for that I am grateful.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
At Passage Outtakes...almost.,
By A neighbor (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Promises of Glass (Hardcover)
Quod begins by shifting his weight to the center of the concealed disc. No autobiography is complete without sleight-of-hand.Quod defines the "vision" as a carpet thrown out from under,--dislodging the phantasm, the second-sight--. No vision is complete without the tug of failure, without an aggravating sense of the ironic. Quod may be misled by education. Quod I've seen several times in the area, haunted yet perservering in the philosophical soup he's ladled onto a lyricism--stirred, tasted, and evacuated. Quod still confounds me...and for that I am grateful.
0 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Blasting passed the Passages...somewhat.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Promises of Glass (Hardcover)
Quod begins by shifting his weight to the center of the concealed disc. No autobiography is complete without sleight-of-hand.Quod defines the "vision" as a carpet thrown out from under,--dislodging the phantasm, the second-sight--. No vision is complete without the tug of failure, without an aggravating sense of the ironic. Quod may be misled by education. Quod I've seen several times in the area, haunted yet perservering in the philosophical soup he's ladled onto a lyricism--stirred, tasted, and evacuated. Quod still confounds me...and for that I am grateful. |
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The Promises of Glass by Michael Palmer (Paperback - May 2001)
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