Night Talk and Other Poems

by Richard Pevear

Book Overview

"The first thing I recognize as the beginning of a poem," writes Richard Pevear, "is a distinct rhythm, not only of stress but of movement. Once I hear it, I can find words for it. But the essential thing, finally, is simultaneity--the completion of a shape, a thought, an emotion, a figure, all at the same time. The Trojan War, the figures of Greek tragedy, certain elements of the Gospels, the stories of Malory, are parts of my personal language."...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691610991
• ISBN13: 9780691610993
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"