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Brother Salvage : poems /
The name of the title poem-"Brother Salvage: a genizah," provides a skeleton key to unlock the powerful forces that bind Rick Hilles's collection. A genizah is a depository, or hiding place, for sacred texts. It performs a double function: to keep hallowed objects safe and to prevent...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2006]
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| Colección: | Pitt poetry series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The name of the title poem-"Brother Salvage: a genizah," provides a skeleton key to unlock the powerful forces that bind Rick Hilles's collection. A genizah is a depository, or hiding place, for sacred texts. It performs a double function: to keep hallowed objects safe and to prevent more destructive forces from circulating and causing further harm. Brother Salvage serves exactly this purpose. The poems are heartrending and incisive, preserving stories and lives that should not be forgotten. Yet, through the poet's eloquent craft, painful histories and images are beautifully and luminously con |
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| Notas: | "2005 Agnes Lynch Starrett prize." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (89 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780822990994 0822990997 |