Barrier Island Suite: Poems Volume 16
| AUTHOR | Dunkelberg, Kendall |
| PUBLISHER | Trp: The University Press of Shsu (04/08/2016) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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The poems of Barrier Island Suite are inspired by the life, art, and writings of Walter Inglis Anderson, who spent much of his adult life exploring the barrier islands of Mississippi, sketching and painting their flora and fauna, and chronicling his adventures in numerous logs. The islands form a liminal space between the land and sea, between nature and culture, between madness and conformity. Elements of the Anderson's life, including his travels, his struggles with mental illness, and his murals at Oldfields, the Ocean Springs Public School and Community Center, and the cottage at Shearwater Pottery are also incorporated.
from "The Islander" Painting his subject,
Wen Y K'o becomes bamboo.
Han Kan turns to horse.
Walter merges with island,
follows pig tunnels through brush. In flotsam shoes, he
walks on water moccasins
and on copperheads.
Not immune to their venom
he suffers fevered visions. He's the young heron
seen climbing a dead pine spar
with feet, wings, and bill,
stretching out to mount a cloud
and take the heavens by storm.
from "The Islander" Painting his subject,
Wen Y K'o becomes bamboo.
Han Kan turns to horse.
Walter merges with island,
follows pig tunnels through brush. In flotsam shoes, he
walks on water moccasins
and on copperheads.
Not immune to their venom
he suffers fevered visions. He's the young heron
seen climbing a dead pine spar
with feet, wings, and bill,
stretching out to mount a cloud
and take the heavens by storm.
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ISBN-13:
9781680030655
ISBN-10:
1680030655
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
80
Carton Quantity:
60
Product Dimensions:
5.90 x 0.60 x 8.90 inches
Weight:
0.50 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Poetry | American - General
Dewey Decimal:
811.6
Library of Congress Control Number:
2015047096
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The poems of Barrier Island Suite are inspired by the life, art, and writings of Walter Inglis Anderson, who spent much of his adult life exploring the barrier islands of Mississippi, sketching and painting their flora and fauna, and chronicling his adventures in numerous logs. The islands form a liminal space between the land and sea, between nature and culture, between madness and conformity. Elements of the Anderson's life, including his travels, his struggles with mental illness, and his murals at Oldfields, the Ocean Springs Public School and Community Center, and the cottage at Shearwater Pottery are also incorporated.
from "The Islander" Painting his subject,
Wen Y K'o becomes bamboo.
Han Kan turns to horse.
Walter merges with island,
follows pig tunnels through brush. In flotsam shoes, he
walks on water moccasins
and on copperheads.
Not immune to their venom
he suffers fevered visions. He's the young heron
seen climbing a dead pine spar
with feet, wings, and bill,
stretching out to mount a cloud
and take the heavens by storm.
from "The Islander" Painting his subject,
Wen Y K'o becomes bamboo.
Han Kan turns to horse.
Walter merges with island,
follows pig tunnels through brush. In flotsam shoes, he
walks on water moccasins
and on copperheads.
Not immune to their venom
he suffers fevered visions. He's the young heron
seen climbing a dead pine spar
with feet, wings, and bill,
stretching out to mount a cloud
and take the heavens by storm.
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Author:
Dunkelberg, Kendall
KENDALL DUNKELBERG is director of creative writing at Mississippi University for Women, where he also directs the Eudora Welty Writers' Symposium and is professor of English. He lives in Columbus, Mississippi.
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