The poems in this, W. S. Di Piero's fifth collection of poetry, are animated by an ancient vision of the human state as existing somewhere between the divine and the bestial; tense with the compulsion toward formal order and the wild yearning after chaos, these are tough poems, gritty and relentless; they indulge neither the reader nor the poet. Their austere lyricism expresses Di Piero's desire for transcendent meaning, and their unflinching attention to natural and cultural history reflects an equally strong instinct for the earthbound.
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Adam's Garden 1.
Adam's Garden 2.
After The Sacrifice: Abraham
After The Sacrifice: The Other One
All Saints
Anna At Eighteeen
Augustine In His Garden
Augustine On The Beach
The Caverns
Dreaming The Pacific
The Early Part Of The Day
Emmaus
The Faery Child
Frankie's Birthday Party
Gethsemane
The Hermit Thrush
The Hotel Room Mirror
In Calabria
Leopardi's Il Sabato Del Viaggio
Leopardi's La Sera Del Di Di Festa
The Murphy Bed
The Museum Of Natural History
Near Damascus
The Next Room
Old Gold
The Original Rhinestone Cowboy
Poem
The Restorers
Saint Francis Of Assisi 1944
Saint Francis Of Assisi Renunciation
Saint Francis Of Assisi The View
The Sicilian Vespers
The Speech In The Middle Of The Night
Starlings
Three Poems: 1
Three Poems: 2
Three Poems: 3
Two American Speeches 1.
Two American Speeches 2.
The Two Old Ladies Of September
An Unwritten Letter To My Daughter
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
Adam's Garden 2.
After The Sacrifice: Abraham
After The Sacrifice: The Other One
All Saints
Anna At Eighteeen
Augustine In His Garden
Augustine On The Beach
The Caverns
Dreaming The Pacific
The Early Part Of The Day
Emmaus
The Faery Child
Frankie's Birthday Party
Gethsemane
The Hermit Thrush
The Hotel Room Mirror
In Calabria
Leopardi's Il Sabato Del Viaggio
Leopardi's La Sera Del Di Di Festa
The Murphy Bed
The Museum Of Natural History
Near Damascus
The Next Room
Old Gold
The Original Rhinestone Cowboy
Poem
The Restorers
Saint Francis Of Assisi 1944
Saint Francis Of Assisi Renunciation
Saint Francis Of Assisi The View
The Sicilian Vespers
The Speech In The Middle Of The Night
Starlings
Three Poems: 1
Three Poems: 2
Three Poems: 3
Two American Speeches 1.
Two American Speeches 2.
The Two Old Ladies Of September
An Unwritten Letter To My Daughter
-- Table of Poems from Poem Finder®
About the Author
W. S. Di Piero's other books of poetry are The First Hour, The Only Dangerous Thing, Early Light, and The Dog Star. He has also published two books of essays (Memory and Enthusiasm and Out of Eden) and has translated three books from the Italian (Pensieri, by Giacomo Leopardi; This Strange Joy: Selected Poems of Sandro Penna; and The Ellipse: Selected Poems of Leonardo Sinisgalli). He lives in California.
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