Ranking the Wishes (Penguin Poets)
by Dennis, Carl
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In his seventh book, Carl Dennis explores the ways in which our wishes - those in our power to fulfill at any moment and those that have no chance of ever being realized - define who we are. While some of the poems view wishing as a failure to do justice to the world we have, others regard it as a recognition that no present, however rich, can satisfy the imagination, and suggest that one of the functions of poetry is to keep significant wishes alive. In showing with moving clarity how wishes are essential to giving shape and direction to the moment, these poems make use of a rich variety of genres: elegy, advice, meditation, warning, consolation, and prophecy.
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- Title
- Ranking the Wishes (Penguin Poets)
- Author
- Dennis, Carl
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 800
- ISBN 10
- 0140587799
- ISBN 13
- 9780140587791
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1997-06-01
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