Your Time Has Come [Paperback]

Joshua Beckman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2004

Award-winning poet Joshua Beckman returns with 150 extraordinary short lyrics which build a kind of meta-narrative throughout this haunting and powerful book. This new collection showcases Beckman’s ability, even within the confines of a few brief lines, to suggest and sustain emotions, landscapes, humor and desire.

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About the Author

Joshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. His previous books include Your Time Has Come, and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer. He lives in Seattle and New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Wave Books (April 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972348751
• ISBN-13: 978-0972348751
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,121,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful read - great book for content and book design, August 31, 2006

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John Assalian "what's the deal" (oakland, ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Time Has Come (Paperback)

"Your Time Has Come" is a really special work. On my first read, I jumped around the pages. On my second read, I read it from front to back. It was on my second read I realized that my time had come to really feel the narrative. The book weaves vignettes that project movement, emotion and time. There is a lot of humor and more irony than a blue hotel.

The other distinguishing feature of the book is the design -- it is sparse with clean, modern typeography, There are no page numbers. The minimalism properly reflects the tone.

Highly Recommended.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely work, April 28, 2004

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Mark Brown (Twin Falls, ID, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Your Time Has Come (Paperback)

Joshua Beckman's new book, Your Time Has Come, is one of the loveliest, most refreshing things to come along in the poetry world recently. These tiny, haiku-inspired poems accumulate to form a really pleasureable picture of the city, the water, various relationships, writing, not writing, friends, passers-by, etc. The book is simple and beautiful without being simplistic or overly concerned with prettiness. The highest compliment I can offer a book of poems is that it not only stimulated my mind, but made me feel something too. This wonderful little book does both.