The Aesthetic Astronaut: sonnets by Roger Armbrust
Autor Roger Armbrusten Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2009 – vârsta ani
One hundred twenty-two sonnets that touch on contemporary American popular culture, social trends, and personalities. Poet Roger Armbrust is described by some as a mystic, by others as a spiritualist, and by yet others as a guy who toys with really big thoughts, making them objects both of serious study and of humor. His sonnets will push you to laughter and meditation: a satisfying literary ride.
In The Aesthetic Astronaut, Roger Armbrust escorts readers on an insightful journey throughout Earth and beyond. We experience the loneliness and instpiration of "the Aesthetic Astronaut"; cold-blooded calculations of "The Armchair Assassin"; passion and sense of the romantic lover; reflective memories of a gentle heart growing older; ironic vision of an observer to history, and subtle--and sometimes not so subtle--humor of a fellow human involved in our day-to-day challenge of living a worthwhile life. The poet's imagery and attitude. . . may fascinate, thrill, sadden, anger, or push you to laughter or meditation. But you'll find the trip a fascinating literary ride.
In The Aesthetic Astronaut, Roger Armbrust escorts readers on an insightful journey throughout Earth and beyond. We experience the loneliness and instpiration of "the Aesthetic Astronaut"; cold-blooded calculations of "The Armchair Assassin"; passion and sense of the romantic lover; reflective memories of a gentle heart growing older; ironic vision of an observer to history, and subtle--and sometimes not so subtle--humor of a fellow human involved in our day-to-day challenge of living a worthwhile life. The poet's imagery and attitude. . . may fascinate, thrill, sadden, anger, or push you to laughter or meditation. But you'll find the trip a fascinating literary ride.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781935166009
ISBN-10: 193516600X
Pagini: 142
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Colecția Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
ISBN-10: 193516600X
Pagini: 142
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Ediția:First Edition
Editura: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Colecția Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Inc
Notă biografică
Roger Armbrust formerly served as national news editor for Back Stage magazine in New York City, where he also taught a professional writing course at New York University. His poems have appeared in New York Quarterly, Chelsea, Icarus, and Delaware Poetry Review. Previous publications include a book, How to Survive (August House Publishers), and a chapbook, Final Grace (Birch Brook Press). He now lives in his hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas, where he is editor-in-chief of the new Our National Conversation series published by Parkhurst Brothers, Inc., Publishers.
Textul de pe ultima copertă
In these 122 sonnets, poet Roger Armbrust escorts readers on an insightful journey throughout Earth and beyond. We experience the loneliness and instpiration of "the Aesthetic Astronaut"; cold-blooded calculations of "The Armchair Assassin"; passion and sense of the romantic lover; reflective memories of a gentle heart growing older; ironic vision of an observer to history, and subtle--and sometimes not so subtle--humor of a fellow human involved in our day-to-day challenge of living a worthwhile life. The poet's imagery and attitude. . . may fascinate, thrill, sadden, anger, or push you to laughter or meditation. But you'll find the trip a fascinating literary ride.
Recenzii
"Roger Armbrust’s contemporary sonnets plunge right to the core both of the matter and the reader. These accessible sonnets create an immediate resonance within, bringing this poetic form to the everyday reader and begging each one to be read over and over again."
“I have known and admired Roger Armbrust’s poetry for many years. When Roger met the sonnet, he quickly turned it into a window on his rich and varied world. Some of his sonnets are delicate, yet they often display muscular rhythms and playful times ... but he knows when they need to be just that."
"This bobbing, weaving, trembling, shaking collection is long overdue!”
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One hundred twenty-two sonnets that touch on contemporary American popular culture, social trends, and personalities. Armbrust is described by some as a mystic, by others as a spiritualist, and by yet others as a guy who toys with really big thoughts, making them objects both of serious study and of humor. His sonnets will push you to laughter and meditation: a satisfying literary ride.