Falling to Earth (New Poets of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (557 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1929918755 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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Poulin, Jr. His poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in The Literary Review, The Midwest Quarterly, New York Quarterly, Poetry Northwest, Rattle, and elsewhere.. About the AuthorTom Hansen's manuscript was selected from over 900 submissions by Molly Peacock as Winner of the 2005 A. Poetry Prize. He taught writing and literature courses for 35 years at Northern State University in South Dakota
With candor and an almost grandiose simplicity, Hansen describes the limitations of his middle-aged body and, in so doing, the limitations of his enterprise in mid-life: the gracelessness of survival. Falling to Earth is the journey of a vibrant soul refreshing itself poem by poem.—Molly Peacock, from her forewordTom Hansen taught writing and literature for 35 years before retiring to the Black Hills of South Dakota. His credits include Paris Review, The Iowa Review, and The American Scholar.. A bemused, stoop-shouldered figure who is more than a mere speaker—let’s call him a protagonist—stalks the poems of Falling to Earth
His poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in The Literary Review, The Midwest Quarterly, New York Quarterly, Poetry Northwest, Rattle, and elsewhere.. Poetry Prize. Poulin, Jr. He taught writing and literature courses for 35 years at Northern State University in South Dakota. Tom Hansen's manuscript was selected from over 900 submissi
"a view of life and its compromises from middle age" according to Henry Berry. From the middle ground of middle age, Hansen comes to compromises with existence in this this A. Poulin, Jr., Poetry Prize award-winning volume. Of course, it is not the calculated compromise of politics. Rather, Hansen's compromise is a type of thinking, learning, imbuing a light glow to reflection and surroundings; it is a type of wisdom and way of