New from the author of Nervous Systems, winner of the
National Poetry Series. William Stobb has won acclaim for wide-ranging poetry that features
tender realism, jazzy dissonance, luminous descriptions, and, in the
words of Donald Revell, a ""strange and elegantly accomplished serenity
of tensions attenuated to their uttermost."" The poems in his second
collection, Absentia, see the big picture-the sweep of history,
the ongoing evolution of consciousness, evidence of geological time in
the landscape. Humbled by scales beyond comprehension, Stobb is
nonetheless seduced and stricken by the present in its many
manifestations. Whether dealing with family, friends, or nature, the
poems in Absentia, with their rich emotional palette and vivid,
precise language, respond and transform, calling us to attend to the
wide skies above and inside us.
By:
William Stobb Imprint: Penguin USA Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 228mm,
Width: 151mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 145g ISBN:9780143120186 ISBN 10: 0143120182 Series:Penguin Poets Pages: 96 Publication Date:27 September 2011 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
William Stobb's debut collection, Nervous Systems, was a 2006 National Poetry Series winner. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Denver Quarterly, and MiPOesias. He lives in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.