Forever : poems / James Longenbach.

"In lucid, elegant poems, Forever contemplates love against the pressing question of mortality after a diagnosis of cancer. Praised for a voice with "the crystalline, transformative, pure pitch of a lyric poet" (Ilya Kaminsky), James Longenbach explores a life lived with the knowledge...

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Main Author: Longenbach, James (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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