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Nouns & Verbs: New and Selected Poems Kindle Edition

by Campbell McGrath (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings
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A major new collection from one of our best loved, most celebrated, and most original poets

Deeply personal but also expansive in its imaginative scope, Nouns & Verbs brings together thirty-five years of writing from Campbell McGrath, one of America’s most highly lauded poets. Offering a hint of where he’s headed while charting the territory already explored, McGrath gives us startlingly inventive new poems while surveying his previous work—lyric poems, prose poems, and a searing episodic personal epic, “An Odyssey of Appetite,” exploring America’s limitless material and spiritual hungers.

Nothing is too large or small to remain untouched by McGrath’s voracious intellect and deep empathy—everything from Japanese eggplant to a can of Schaefer beer to the smokestacks of Chicago comes in for a close and perceptive look even as McGrath crosses borders and boundaries, investigating the enduring human experiences of love and loss.

A book that stands on its own solid foundation, Nouns & Verbs captures the voice and vision of a truly singular poet.

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  5. Publication date
    April 2, 2019
  6. File size
    3284 KB
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McGrath is intelligent company, his poems exhibiting a curious, sometimes furious mind tuning into the 'literal noise of our culture, ' both violent and beautiful.

-- "Publishers Weekly"

Nouns & Verbs reminds us of McGrath's singular, essential stature in contemporary American poetry.

-- "Terrance Hayes, National Book Award-winning poet"

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A MAJOR NEW COLLECTION FROM ONE OF OUR BEST LOVED, MOST CELEBRATED, AND MOST ORIGINAL POETS

Deeply personal but also expansive in its imaginative scope, Nouns & Verbs brings together thirty-five years of writing from Campbell McGrath, one of America’s most highly lauded poets. Offering a hint of where he’s headed while charting the territory already explored, McGrath gives us startlingly inventive new poems while surveying his previous work—lyric poems, prose poems, and a searing episodic personal epic, “An Odyssey of Appetite,” that explores America’s limitless material and spiritual hungers.

Nothing is too large or small to remain untouched by McGrath’s voracious intellect and deep empathy—everything from Japanese eggplant to a can of Schaefer beer to the smokestacks of Chicago comes in for a close and perceptive look even as McGrath crosses borders and boundaries, investigating the enduring human experiences of love and loss. A book that stands on its own solid foundation, Nouns & Verbs captures the voice and vision of a truly singular poet.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BK5LS9Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ecco (April 2, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3284 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Howard L. Fields
5.0 out of 5 stars Astonishing
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2020
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Lyrical, in the moment and eternal observations. Great reading for anyone interested in knowing what its like to live in the United States right now. You can feel the heat, but also the humidity and that is what makes his work seem so penetrating to me.
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J. P Spencer
4.0 out of 5 stars A retrospective of a lifetime of work
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019
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Particularly liked his descriptions of America although I found them quite depressing if accurate.
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BDN
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure poetry--original and non-derivative
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2019
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Another masterful work by Campbell McGrath. Has has truly become the voice of his generation.
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S. Abbas Raza
5.0 out of 5 stars A poet who speaks to me as if he knows me!
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019
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I just love this book and almost every poem in it.
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Bruce Craven
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful and beautiful insights on the page...and in the audio version!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
I am a long-time fan of Campbell's poetry. I've benefited many times from his humor, his spiritual and cultural insight about our lives, our confusion, our struggles and our happiness. He always brings wisdom to his poetry. This latest collection of new and selected poems is also available on an audio version with Campbell reading. I listen to the poems in my car with my sons...and listen to it, hiking in nature. The audio version is amazing!
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