Description |
1 online resource (85 pages). |
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text file |
Series |
Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets
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Princeton series of contemporary poets.
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Contents |
Cover; I; II; Pass It on, III; Teaching the Iliad; Philoctetes; Pass It on, IV; Teacher Between Terms; Generations; III; Three Silences. |
Summary |
The poems in Rachel Hadas's new book are united by a common preoccupation with passage--passage variously construed. In Section I, the four seasons are glimpsed in turn through the lenses of several types of personal associations, especially parenthood. As spring gives way to fall and winter, separation looms; diverse kinds of temporary and permanent renewal come with spring, and the fifth poem in this section steps outside this cycle. In Section II, the phrase ""pass it on"" recalls the game ""telephone, "" in which a word is whispered by one speaker to another. Here the poems focus on trad. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
American poetry -- 20th century.
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American poetry. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
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1900 - 1999 |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Hadas, Rachel. Pass It On. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014 |
ISBN |
9781400859900 (electronic book) |
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1400859905 (electronic book) |
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