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Stilt Jack - (List) by John Thompson (Paperback)

Name: Stilt Jack - (List) by John Thompson (Paperback)
Brand: A List
SKU: 1010782096
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The much-loved, yet undervalued, final book of poems by British-Canadian poet John Thompson, is reissued in a handsome edition, featuring a new introduction by Rob Winger.Originally published in 1978, Stilt Jack is a series of powerful soliloquies on the complexity of love and the process of living.
Author(s): John Thompson
80 Pages
Poetry, Canadian
Series Name: List

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Originally published in 1978, this series of powerful soliloquies on the complexity of love and the process of living is the last testament of a major poet at the pinnacle of his craft. This remarkable sequence of poems is based on the ghazal, an ancient Persian poetic form.

Book Synopsis

The much-loved, yet undervalued, final book of poems by British-Canadian poet John Thompson, is reissued in a handsome edition, featuring a new introduction by Rob Winger.

Originally published in 1978, Stilt Jack is a series of powerful soliloquies on the complexity of love and the process of living. These are made immediate through Thompson's command of metaphor, his eye for the New Brunswick landscape, his intense, often elliptical way of transfiguring everyday things into shorthand symbols of reality. This remarkable sequence of poems is based on the ghazal, an ancient Persian poetic form which is discussed in Thompson's introduction to the original edition of the book.

These poems more than fulfill the promise of Thompson's first collection, At the Edge of the Chopping There Are No Secrets. Stilt Jack is the last testament of a major poet at the pinnacle of his craft.

Specifications

Dimensions (Overall): 8.3 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x .3 Inches (D)

Weight: .2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 80

Genre: Poetry

Sub-Genre: Canadian

Series Title: List

Publisher: A List

Format: Paperback

Author: John Thompson

Language: English

Street Date: August 6, 2019

TCIN: 1010782096

UPC: 9781487006662

Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-9682

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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