How Long

By Ron Padgett

These witty poems ache to save the world--infusing light, energy, and humor into everyday life.

Padgett's title poem asks: "How long do you want to go on being the person you think you are? / How Long, a city in China." With the arrival of his first grandchild, Padgett becomes even more inspired to confront the eternal mysteries with a wry, rueful honesty. This elegiac and witty collection illuminates the world at large and at small--from the Great Wall of China to the radiant details of the everyday--and brings wonder and pleasure with it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B005EP2S9W
• ISBN13: 9781566892568
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 91 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"