Optimism Blues: Poems Selected and New

by Michael McIrvin

The compact intensity of Michael McIrvin's poems links him to the strongest vein of American modernist and postmodern poetry, but their philosophical fire is entirely McIrvin's own and constitutes a unique contribution. His Dog may be the most forcefully developed metaphor since Ted Hughes' Crow, but all his work shows an intensely illuminating focus on those moments when perception and metaphysics intersect.William DoreskiMichael McIrvin's analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1734197048
• ISBN13: 9781734197044
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Fearful Symmetry Publications
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"