The house is still standing by Adrienne Barrett (English) Paperback Book

Description: The house is still standing by Adrienne Barrett The house is still standing is peopled with charlatans, gingerbread men, children, and savants — the thousands and the particular. Adrienne Bartlett builds this nimble first collection with a supple craft. The poems deke and swerve, from the wry to the theatrical to the intimate. Whether riffing on the secret identities of public intellectuals and pop icons or penning elegiac verse, Barretts voice is strong, anchored, inviting. Although she takes her readers through both "substance / and its downfall," in the end, the structure is sound, she is holding up. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover The house is still standing is peopled with charlatans, gingerbread men, children and savants - the thousands and the particular. Within Adrienne Barretts nimbly built first collection, poems deke and swerve, from the wry to the theatrical to the intimate. Whether riffing on the secret identities of public intellectuals and pop icons or penning elegiac verse, Barretts voice is strong, anchored and inviting. Although she takes her readers through both "substance / and its downfall," in the end, the structure is sound; she is holding it up. Flap The house is still standing is peopled with charlatans, gingerbread men, children and savants -- the thousands and the particular. Within Adrienne Barretts nimbly built first collection, poems deke and swerve, from the wry to the theatrical to the intimate. Whether riffing on the secret identities of public intellectuals and pop icons or penning elegiac verse, Barretts voice is strong, anchored and inviting. Although she takes her readers through both "substance / and its downfall," in the end, the structure is sound; she is holding it up. Author Biography Adrienne Barrett is a writer and bricklayer. A graduate of Trent University and the University of British Columbia, she has seen her poetry published in Arc, Prairie Fire, and the Fiddlehead. Her work has also appeared on the longlist for the 2011 Montreal Prize. Born in Hamilton, she kicked around Peterborough, Vancouver, and Toronto before settling in Woodstock, Ontario. Review "With exhilarating shifts in perception and a casually eccentric diction that, like a Fred Astaire dance, is ever so slightly off time, Adrienne Barretts poems reveal that reality is a good deal weirder and more complicated than we might care to admit. At any second, the everyday might explode in a "Little Hiroshima" of tragedy or wonder. Theres terror in it and moments of grace, too — what we used to call the sublime.This is poetry that rolls without warning. The house is still standing announces that a fully formed and authentic talent has arrived." -- Steve McOrmond Long Description The house is still standing is peopled with charlatans, gingerbread men, children, and savants -- the thousands and the particular. Adrienne Bartlett builds this nimble first collection with a supple craft. The poems deke and swerve, from the wry to the theatrical to the intimate. Whether riffing on the secret identities of public intellectuals and pop icons or penning elegiac verse, Barretts voice is strong, anchored, inviting. Although she takes her readers through both "substance / and its downfall," in the end, the structure is sound, she is holding up. Review Text "With exhilarating shifts in perception and a casually eccentric diction that, like a Fred Astaire dance, is ever so slightly off time, Adrienne Barretts poems reveal that reality is a good deal weirder and more complicated than we might care to admit. At any second, the everyday might explode in a "Little Hiroshima" of tragedy or wonder. Theres terror in it and moments of grace, too -- what we used to call the sublime.This is poetry that rolls without warning. The house is still standing announces that a fully formed and authentic talent has arrived." Review Quote "With exhilarating shifts in perception and a casually eccentric diction that, like a Fred Astaire dance, is "ever so slightly off time," Adrienne Barretts poems reveal that reality is a good deal weirder and more complicated than we might care to admit. At any second, the everyday might explode in a "Little Hiroshima" of tragedy or wonder. "Theres terror in it" and moments of grace, too - what we used to call the sublime.This is poetry that "rolls without warning." The house is still standing announces that a fully formed and authentic talent has arrived." Details ISBN0864929048 Author Adrienne Barrett Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 0864929048 ISBN-13 9780864929044 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-04-23 Short Title HOUSE IS STILL STANDING Media Book DEWEY 811.6 UK Release Date 2013-04-23 Place of Publication Fredricton Country of Publication Canada Pages 96 Publisher Goose Lane Editions Imprint Goose Lane Editions Audience General Edition Description First Alternative 9780864927699 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:135673758;

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