The Life and Death of Poetry: Poems

by Kelly Cherry

Winner of the 2013 L. E. Phillabaum Poetry Award

In her ninth collection of poetry, Kelly Cherry explores the domain of language. Clear and accessible, the poems in The Life and Death of Poetry examine the intricacies and limitations of communication and its ability to help us transcend our world and lives.
The poet begins with silence and animal sound before taking on literature, public discourse, and the particular art of poetry...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807150428
• ISBN13: 9780807150429
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"