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Rejoicings -- The Naming Of Beasts -- This Is Lord Herbert Moaning -- In Kovalchick's Garden -- The Blessed -- The Unity -- His Animal Is Finally A Kind Of Ape -- The Goons Are Leaving -- Bird Cursing -- I Will Be A Romantic -- On The Far Edge Of Kilmer -- By Coming To New Jersey -- Going North On 202 -- The Poem Of Life -- The Weeds -- The Supreme Subject -- When I Have Reached The Point Of Suffocation -- My Flow: His Stoppage -- No Mercy, No Irony -- Lost With Lieutenant Pike -- Goodbye, Morbid Bear -- Immanuel Kant And The Hopi -- Pleistocene -- The Anger Of Age -- I Called The Wolf Josephus -- There Among The Delectables -- No Succour! -- The Heat Rises In Gusts -- Burst Of Wind Between Broadway And The River -- Top Rock -- Columbia The Gem -- The Traitors -- Delaware West -- Planting Strawberries -- Look At Us Play With Our Meat -- Two American Haikus -- The Stick Of Wrath -- The Bite -- Two Birds -- It Is Not Berenson's Blood -- Dog In The House -- In Carpenter's Woods -- Eroica -- From The Pennsylvania Side -- Turning Into A Pond. By Gerald Stern.
A collection of poems spanning a pivotal period in the poet's life and work. Gerald Stern's "Rejoicings" gathers poems written between 1966 and 1972, a time of significant personal and artistic development. The collection explores themes of memory, identity, nature, and the complexities of human relationships through a diverse range of voices and styles. Stern's characteristic blend of the colloquial and the profound is evident throughout, offering readers an intimate glimpse into his evolving poetic landscape.
This collection showcases Gerald Stern's distinctive voice during a formative period of his career. The poems often move between the mundane and the profound, reflecting on everyday experiences with a lyrical intensity. Readers familiar with Stern's work will find characteristic explorations of memory, nature, and the self. The range of subjects and tones suggests a poet deeply engaged with the world around him and his place within it, offering a rich and varied reading experience.
Page Count:
79
Publication Date:
1984-01-01
Publisher:
Metro Book Company
ISBN-10:
0915371006
ISBN-13:
9780915371006
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