The seven deadly sins and other poems
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Author
Publication
2009 - Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Language
English
Word Count
17,250 words, Guess
Page Count
69 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesevendeadlysinso0000slav
- ISBN-139780807134023
- ISBN-139780807134030
- ISBN-100807134023
- ISBN-100807134031
and 5 more
- Goodreads6557401', '6557370
- Library of Congress Control Number2008026611
- OCLC Control Number232002261
- Better World Books9780807134030
- Open LibraryOL23158399M
Classifications
- DDC811/.54
- LCCPS3569.L3 S48 2009
- LCCPS3569.L3S48 2009
Description
"In The Seven Deadly Sins and Other Poems, veteran poet David R. Slavitt touches on topics from the mundane to the mysterious with his signature wit and intelligence. In "Stupid," for instance, he transforms a simple head cold into an appreciation for the richness of consciousness, and in "Waking," the very effort of rising from bed becomes something like a miracle. Slavitt explores the range of the human condition with such ease and insight that readers cannot help but ponder what life is - and what it could be. What if - like the mythic sea creature in "The Dogfish" - humans could return to the womb when frightened? In the collection's title poem, Slavitt gives a voice to the Seven Deadly Sins, each of which claims, persuasively, to possess a value to humans that is seldom noticed or appreciated. Slavitt has a unique ability to examine an idea - be it virtue or vice, dark or blithe - and offer perspective and wisdom about the conundrums of our existence."--BOOK JACKET.
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