The Day Underneath the Day (Paperback)

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"These are poems of formal grace and slant homage, map-and-dazzle, a vision as lush as...refreshingly exacting." -- Carl Phillips

"This book is dignified, subtle, feelingful, and delicate. I admire...[the poems'] willingness to flirt with the metaphysical..." -- Rosanna Warren

A subversive yet lyrically entrancing depiction of Christobal Colon's Spanish invasion into the Caribbean islands. -- VERSE Magazine, October 2002

THE DAY UNDERNEATH THE DAY is one of six finalists for the 2002 Poetry Society of America's Norma Farber Award. -- Finalist, Norma Farber Award, April 15, 2002

[Young's] disciplined approach to writing poetry has certainly proven fruitful. [His poems] are polished. . . based primarily on the visual. -- Lifestyle & Travel for Physicians, Sept/Oct 2001

[Young] confidently locates himself at the crucial intersection between body and soul, invoking [the] poet-healer, William Carlos Williams. -- Washington Post Book World, January 13, 2002

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"The Day Underneath the Day is very much a book of inquiry: how do we negotiate safe passage over the mare incognita that is variously art and the making of it, the body and the mystery of it, identity both inherited and imposed? These are poems of formal grace and slant homage, map-and-dazzle, a vision as lush as it is-refreshingly-exacting."
-Carl Phillips

"This book is dignified, subtle, feelingful, and delicate. I admire the understated thoughtfulness of many of these poems, their willingness to flirt with the metaphysical while remaining deeply motivated by the visual, tactile world."
-Rosanna Warren

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Product Details

• Paperback: 68 pages
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press; First trade paperback printing. edition (May 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810151111
• ISBN-13: 978-0810151116
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 3.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,280,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truth & Beauty, May 10, 2001

By A Customer

Yes, C. Dale Young has written a gorgeous first collection, but beauty--of landscape, of the love between men, of art--is never for its own sake, and never at the disservice of truth. For underneath all of the fine details are concerns of exile and empire in his Caribbean poems (one in particular, "On Privilege," belongs in all of the anthologies); and the impermanence of art and love. This is a bold, polished, and often tender (see "Broughtonia") first book, filled with rich, complicated poems that repay rereading. Do not miss this book.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book, June 2, 2001

By A Customer

A friend of mine bought this book at a reading in San Francisco a little while ago and recommended it to me. It is a beautiful book and, as others have mentioned here, the lushness of imagery is impressive. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who regularly reads poetry.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Debut, May 2, 2001

By A Customer

I have been reading C. Dale Young's poems in literary magazines for several years now, and I have always been struck by the powerful command he has over the visual. This realization has been amplified for me after reading his collection. Young has one of the most incredible gifts for seeing the particulars around us. And his language is rich, but only in service to what he sees. If you are looking for beautiful, graceful poems that move beyond the person out into the terrain, then you need to buy this book. Young is one of our best younger poets.