Stealing History
Autor Gerald Sternen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2012
In the tradition of essayists like Montaigne and Emerson, Gerald Stern reflects with wit, pathos, rage, and tenderness on 85 years of life. In 70 short, intermingling essays Stern moves nimbly between the past and the present, the personal and the philosophical. Creating the immediacy of dailiness, he writes with entertaining engagement about what he’s reading, be it Spinoza, Maimonides, John Cage, Etheridge Knight, James Schuyler, or Lucille Clifton, and then he seamlessly turns to memories of his student years in Europe on the GI Bill, or his political and social action. Interwoven with his formidable recollections are passionate discussions of lifelong obsessions: his conflicted identity as a secular Jew opposed to Israel’s Palestine policy; the idea of neighbors in various forms, from the women of Gee’s Bend, who together made beautiful quilts, to the inhabitants of Jedwabne, who on a single day in 1941 slaughtered 300 Jews; and issues of justice.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781595341419
ISBN-10: 1595341412
Pagini: 306
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Trinity University Press
ISBN-10: 1595341412
Pagini: 306
Dimensiuni: 137 x 213 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:First Trade Paper Edition
Editura: Trinity University Press
Cuprins
1. Park Bench, Chinese Poet, Bob Summers
2. Dragonfly, Insects, Famous Deaths p. 5
3. Chance Writing, Meister Eckhart, Jewish Saints, Ahmadinejad p. 11
4. Lamb, Seders, Elijah, the Last Supper, Gospel of Mark p. 13
5. “Christ,” The Lamb p. 19
6. Diary of the Mind, Santa Maria de Popola, Campo de Fiori p. 24
7. Amalfi Coast, Dogs p. 25
8. Tyler Art School, Louise Fishman, Boris Blai p. 28
9. Rome, Pope, Jews p. 31
10. Fanny Howe’s The Winter Sun, “God” p. 33
11. “Christians” in Haiti, Haiti p. 34
12. Fanny Howe, Education of the Poet p. 36
13. Straddling, Publishing Late p. 37
14. My Mother and Father p. 39
15. The Pennsylvania RR in Pittsburgh p. 40
16. Back pain, Rome, Athletes, Joe Louis, Billy Conn p. 41
17. Jack Gilbert p. 44
18. Haiti, the Long History p. 45
19. Stan Barret p. 46
20. Comedy, Leipzig, Germany, Bach, Terry Gross, MOVE, My Humor
21. Rugby and Business, Quaker Interview, Sports p. 59
22. Papacy, Deicide p. 61
23. Work for Government During the War, Movies in Indiana p. 63
24. Learning Poetry, Living Cheap, Workshops, Iowa p. 65
25. Dragonflies and Being p. 70
26. Robin and Uncle Harry p. 70
27. Lucille’s death p. 72
28. Robin, Crises, Pianist at Zaks, Kenneth Gabura p. 75
29. Redbud, Late Spring, 50 more pages, Marie Ponsot p. 80
30. Alana Rose p. 84
31. 26 Vandam, William Merwin, John Gardner, lost girl p. 85
32. Kamps, Signs Over Gates p. 91
33. Dragonflies p. 91
34. My Big Mouth, Tourettes, Karis, Birth Mothers p. 93
35. Trip to New York With Poet-Potter p. 95
36. James Schuyler p. 97
37. Dragonflies, Dog Eat Dog p. 99
38. Medal at Academy of Arts, Pearlstein, Levine p. 100
39. Meister Eckhart p. 103
40. Larry Levis, Caravaggio p. 105
41. Angela Hazley’s Death p. 110
42. Haiti, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Aristide, AIDS p. 114
43. New Zealand Poet, Broadsides, Creeley p. 119
44. Demystification, Gilgamesh, Spinoza p. 120
45. Hank Evans, Remorse, Gilgamesh p. 124
46. Etheridge Knight p. 127
47. McChrystal, Pruning Hooks, Chris Hedges, Israel p. 135
48. Charlie I p. 141
49. Israel p. 142
50. Nut-Death, Grandfather, Transit Cop p. 144
51. Marie Ponsot p. 148
52. Again Haiti p. 148
53. Charlie and Elvira II p. 148
54. McChrystal p. 149
55. Robert Bernat p. 150
56. Montpellier, Carmen, Bill Basnight p. 153
57. Diane Freund p. 156
58. Atlantic City p. 157
59. Charlie III p. 157
60. Libby p. 158
61. Bialystock, 1906 p. 161
62. Poland I p. 163
63. Poland II p. 164
64. Neighbors I p.166
65. Lev Going p. 171
66. Lev Not There p. 172
67. Neighbors II p. 174
68. Neighbors III p. 176
69. Neighbors IV, John Cage p. 181
70. Atlantic City p. 186
71. Childhood in New York, p 187
72. Henry James on NY p. 189
73. Henry Miller, Air Conditioned Nightmare 191
74. Miller, New York p. 193
75. Simone de Beauvoir, New York p. 195
76. Atlantic City p. 199
77. Turkish Restaurant in Paris p. 199
78. Paul McCartney p. 200
79. Yom Kippur Pear p. 201
80. Betty Cray, p. 203
81. Hole in Forehead p. 204
82. Port Authority Bus Terminal p. 210
2. Dragonfly, Insects, Famous Deaths p. 5
3. Chance Writing, Meister Eckhart, Jewish Saints, Ahmadinejad p. 11
4. Lamb, Seders, Elijah, the Last Supper, Gospel of Mark p. 13
5. “Christ,” The Lamb p. 19
6. Diary of the Mind, Santa Maria de Popola, Campo de Fiori p. 24
7. Amalfi Coast, Dogs p. 25
8. Tyler Art School, Louise Fishman, Boris Blai p. 28
9. Rome, Pope, Jews p. 31
10. Fanny Howe’s The Winter Sun, “God” p. 33
11. “Christians” in Haiti, Haiti p. 34
12. Fanny Howe, Education of the Poet p. 36
13. Straddling, Publishing Late p. 37
14. My Mother and Father p. 39
15. The Pennsylvania RR in Pittsburgh p. 40
16. Back pain, Rome, Athletes, Joe Louis, Billy Conn p. 41
17. Jack Gilbert p. 44
18. Haiti, the Long History p. 45
19. Stan Barret p. 46
20. Comedy, Leipzig, Germany, Bach, Terry Gross, MOVE, My Humor
21. Rugby and Business, Quaker Interview, Sports p. 59
22. Papacy, Deicide p. 61
23. Work for Government During the War, Movies in Indiana p. 63
24. Learning Poetry, Living Cheap, Workshops, Iowa p. 65
25. Dragonflies and Being p. 70
26. Robin and Uncle Harry p. 70
27. Lucille’s death p. 72
28. Robin, Crises, Pianist at Zaks, Kenneth Gabura p. 75
29. Redbud, Late Spring, 50 more pages, Marie Ponsot p. 80
30. Alana Rose p. 84
31. 26 Vandam, William Merwin, John Gardner, lost girl p. 85
32. Kamps, Signs Over Gates p. 91
33. Dragonflies p. 91
34. My Big Mouth, Tourettes, Karis, Birth Mothers p. 93
35. Trip to New York With Poet-Potter p. 95
36. James Schuyler p. 97
37. Dragonflies, Dog Eat Dog p. 99
38. Medal at Academy of Arts, Pearlstein, Levine p. 100
39. Meister Eckhart p. 103
40. Larry Levis, Caravaggio p. 105
41. Angela Hazley’s Death p. 110
42. Haiti, Naomi Klein, Noam Chomsky, Aristide, AIDS p. 114
43. New Zealand Poet, Broadsides, Creeley p. 119
44. Demystification, Gilgamesh, Spinoza p. 120
45. Hank Evans, Remorse, Gilgamesh p. 124
46. Etheridge Knight p. 127
47. McChrystal, Pruning Hooks, Chris Hedges, Israel p. 135
48. Charlie I p. 141
49. Israel p. 142
50. Nut-Death, Grandfather, Transit Cop p. 144
51. Marie Ponsot p. 148
52. Again Haiti p. 148
53. Charlie and Elvira II p. 148
54. McChrystal p. 149
55. Robert Bernat p. 150
56. Montpellier, Carmen, Bill Basnight p. 153
57. Diane Freund p. 156
58. Atlantic City p. 157
59. Charlie III p. 157
60. Libby p. 158
61. Bialystock, 1906 p. 161
62. Poland I p. 163
63. Poland II p. 164
64. Neighbors I p.166
65. Lev Going p. 171
66. Lev Not There p. 172
67. Neighbors II p. 174
68. Neighbors III p. 176
69. Neighbors IV, John Cage p. 181
70. Atlantic City p. 186
71. Childhood in New York, p 187
72. Henry James on NY p. 189
73. Henry Miller, Air Conditioned Nightmare 191
74. Miller, New York p. 193
75. Simone de Beauvoir, New York p. 195
76. Atlantic City p. 199
77. Turkish Restaurant in Paris p. 199
78. Paul McCartney p. 200
79. Yom Kippur Pear p. 201
80. Betty Cray, p. 203
81. Hole in Forehead p. 204
82. Port Authority Bus Terminal p. 210
Notă biografică
Gerald Stern’s recent books of poetry are Early Collected Poems: 1965–1992, Save the Last Dance, This Time: New and Selected Poems, which won the National Book Award, Odd Mercy, and Bread without Sugar. His collection of essays What I Can't Bear Losing was published by Trinity University Press in trade paper in 2009. His honors include the Award of Merit Medal from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Paris Review’s Bernard F. Conners Award, the Bess Hokin Award from Poetry, the Ruth Lilly Prize, four National Endowment for the Arts grants, the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Jerome J. Shestack Poetry Prize from the American Poetry Review, and fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. In 2005 Stern was selected to receive the Wallace Stevens Award for mastery in the art of poetry. For many years a teacher at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Stern now lives in Lambertville, New Jersey.