The Bird Catcher

by Marie Ponsot

Book Overview

In 1998, Marie Ponsot was awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry, confirming the praise that has been bestowed on her by critics and peers--among them Eavan Boland and Carolyn Kizer... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375401350
• ISBN13: 9780375401350
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
• Length: 91 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

a poet of the first magnitude

Any critical reader of poetry will understand Marie Ponsot's importance as a leading poet of our time. A modernist in the sense of being playful and self-aware, she is also a traditionalist whose footing in classical literature allows her to dance in extraordinary (and catchy) rhymes and rhythms. The Bird Catcher is one of the best collections of poetry by any poet, ever.

Great Book

The Bird Catcher was a strong collection by Marie Ponsot, that contains subtle beauty intertwined with a strong presence of the self. Marie Ponsot has a unique voice, though there are elements of Phillip Levine's poignancy in her poems.