The House Is Made of Poetry: The Art of Ruth Stone

by Ruth Stone

Ruth Stone has always eschewed self-promotion and, in the words of Leslie Fiedler, "has never been a member of any school or clique or gaggle of mutual admirers." But her poems speak so vibrantly for her that she cannot be ignored.

In her preface to this volume, Sandra M. Gilbert declares that Stone's "intense attention to the ordinary transforms it into (or reveals it as) the extraordinary. Her passionate verses evoke impassioned responses."...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809320126
• ISBN13: 9780809320127
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"