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5.0 out of 5 stars
Lehman's Very Best,
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This review is from: Yeshiva Boys: Poems (Hardcover)
I've read every book of poems Lehman has ever published. The The Daily Mirror was really great because the premise (a poem a day) partially motivated the poet to focus his art without being overly fussy or technical -- the poems fly off the page and into your heart ...
Here comes an even greater feat, in my opinion. While the "daily" poems seemed somewhat improvisatory (although of course they were obviously carefully composed), after several readings of this volume, I feel like I'm scoping out a larger structural dynamic -- each poem is vastly different than its neighbor -- but yet somehow related. The very first sentence of the very first poem in the book thrilled me: ** On Purpose "What is the purpose of your poems?" ** Two things that most directly hit me: Lehman loves mystery and seems to equally love subtle humor. You may not "get" the joke, but it's funny nonetheless! And what chill is that creeping up my spine? Sometimes it's just hard to say! Magnificent |
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Yeshiva Boys: Poems by David Lehman (Hardcover - November 17, 2009)
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