The Collected Poems of Barbara Guest (Wesleyan Poetry Series) [Barbara Guest , Hadley and the flickering in translucent surfaces of contingent connections.
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Despite the false starts and wrong turns, Guest found a way, mastering the labyrinth of tradition and influence.
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Her work is a struggle to render the order of perception in language, for clarity of the observed phenomenon. This large and lovely volume, as the title suggests, contains all the poetry Guest published in her lifetime, along with a smattering of new, posthumous poems, a partial bibliography, a time line, and a fine essay by Peter Gizzi.
These poems unravel before us so that we may revel in them, find for ourselves, if we go unprepared, the dwelling that they beckon us to inhabit. Barbara Guest envisioned, for generations to come, a future for lyric poetry. Lo, from the outside a poem is with us, of another composition.
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Please try again later. Derick Varn Top Contributor: Guest's poetry is painterly and images often hold poems together, but unlike many of other poets linked to the New York School, Guest has an attention to poetic lyrics that can often get lost in James Schuyler and Frank O'Hara. Her late works move into more and more surrealism until she read almost like a language poet.
This is an great way to get a grip on Guest's work which has been seriously underrated. One person found this helpful 2 people found this helpful.
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Must say I'm shocked no one in the poetry world has taken the time to acknowledge Guest's astounding poetic accomplishments here The collected poems of Jack Spicer came out at the same time and seemed to capture all the attention Once again it looks as though Barbara's work will be ignored. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. Guest is a master of subtlety. A fearless experimenter, her work is a constant exploration of the possibilities of words. These poems have been an amazement to me for a long time. One person found this helpful.
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