Christina Pugh's Grains of the Voice exhibits a pervasive fascination with sound in all its manifestations. The hu-man voice, musical instruments, the sounds produced by the natural and man-made worlds--all serve at one time or another as both the framework of poems and the occa-sion for their lightning-quick changes of direction, of tone, of point of reference. The poems are eclectic in their al-lusiveness, filled with echoes--and sometimes the words themselves--of other poets, but just as often of songs both popular and obscure, of the noise of pop culture, and of philosophers' writings. But Pugh always wears her learn-ing lightly. Beneath the jewellike surfaces of her poems is a strenuous investigation of the nature of and need for communication and a celebration of the endless variety of its forms.
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Christina Pugh's Grains of the Voice exhibits a pervasive fascination with sound in all its manifestations. The hu-man voice, musical instruments, the sounds produced by the natural and man-made worlds--all serve at one time or another as both the framework of poems and the occa-sion for their lightning-quick changes of direction, of tone, of point of reference. The poems are eclectic in their al-lusiveness, filled with echoes--and sometimes the words themselves--of other poets, but just as often of songs both popular and obscure, of the noise of pop culture, and of philosophers' writings. But Pugh always wears her learn-ing lightly. Beneath the jewellike surfaces of her poems is a strenuous investigation of the nature of and need for communication and a celebration of the endless variety of its forms.
Imprint | Northwestern University Press |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2013 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | April 2013 |
Authors | Christina Pugh |
Dimensions | 210 x 156 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 96 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8101-5228-1 |
Barcode | 9780810152281 |
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LSN | 0-8101-5228-2 |