Tourist [Paperback]

Sanford Fraser (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 30, 2009

Poetry. This book of lyrical poems by Sanford Fraser is divided into three sections: Strangers, Roles, and Connections. In the first section, the narrator and/or characters in the poems are strangers isolated from and emotionally detached from others; in the second,they play various roles in the world beyond themselves, and finally in the last section, they have connections, emotional attachments to others. Fraser's mastery of the lyric form and plainspoken language makes the reader a tourist in their own right every time they pick up and read this jewel of a book.

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About the Author

Sanford Fraser has been a student of painting in Paris and a social worker in New York City where he now lives. He has an A.B. degree in literature from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. degree in art education from New York University. He has been published in The New York Quarterly, Barrow Street, Chronogram, The New Laurel Review, and Turnstile among others. His chapbook, 14th Street, appears in The New School Chapbook Series of 1995. In 2007, his book of poems, Among Strangers I've Known All Life, was published in a bilingual edition by Tarabuste Editions in France, where he has also published poems in numerous magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: NYQ Books (July 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935520113
• ISBN-13: 978-1935520115
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 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: #5,058,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tourist, September 4, 2009

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"Here, the Outsider speaks. Broken, human, just like the rest of us. But honest, oh so honest.

Sanford Fraser has crafted a fine collection. Here he examines the small things and the spaces and people around them.
True, perceptive, and evocative throughout. This is good work."

-Phillip Levine