The Ghost Soldiers: Poems

By James Tate

Book Overview

In this, his fifteenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Tate continues doing what he does best. His poems are evocative, provocative, funny, subtle, eccentric, occasionally... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061436941
• ISBN13: 9780061436949
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Ecco
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

a great book

It's true that you won't find complex or obtuse poetry in this book as you find in so many other collections, but one thing you will discover that you won't find in those other collections is an enjoyable read. Poetry that's entertaining, now that's a revolutionary concept. Those who turn their noses to Tate's latest work (all who seem to be fans of his earlier work) tend to read poetry collections that read like books of crossword puzzles. It's the riddle, the exclusivity of the poem that they're after. It's about proving how smart one is, forget communication or any real human emotion. If you read poetry for this purpose then don't buy this book, but if you want to read poetry that will make you want to read more poetry then I highly suggest this book.