Myself Painting: Poems by Major, Clarence

Myself Painting: Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807133675)

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Myself Painting: Poems by Major, Clarence

Myself Painting: Poems

$17.95
Myself Painting: Poems by Major, Clarence

Myself Painting: Poems

$17.95
Format: Paperback
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In Myself Painting Clarence Major seeks to re-create for readers the inexpressible feeling that comes from creating art, with poems that speak not of painting itself but of its underlying process. Major incorporates the techniques of painting--particularly that of Post-Expressionism--into his verse, describing scenery with an artist's eye and using form and color to evoke striking images: "Desire, artichoke green . . . leaves all radiant, / creating the thickness of blue shadows." A master of highly structured free verse, Major also paints sounds, enthralling the reader in a realm of private symbols and dream visions. Using dynamic, surreal images, this original collection invites readers into the poet's own fascinating world.

Author: Clarence Major
ISBN-10: 0807133671
ISBN-13: 9780807133675
Publisher: LSU Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2008
Pages: 102
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.40d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 10/15/2008 pg. 73
By Clarence Major
By Clarence Major
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Prizewinning poet, painter, and novelist Clarence Major is the author of ten books of poetry, including Configurations: New and Selected Poems, 1958-1998, a National Book Award Bronze Medal finalist. He is also author of critically acclaimed nonfiction and fiction and is editor of several landmark anthologies. Winner of the National Council on the Arts Award and the New York Cultural Foundation Prize, both for poetry, he is professor emeritus at the University of California at Davis.

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