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Loading... Excuse for Being Here: Life Among Thoreau's Reflectionsby Robert M. Chute
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"As he has done so admirably with other pieces of history such as Sweeping the Sky, a nonfiction poem series inspired by Soviet woman combat fliers in World War II, Chute presents the context of lives once lived in an act of profound imagination and empathy in Thirteen Moons." Each of his [Chute's] poems is a search for meaning, that peculiarly human activity we couldn't stop if we tried. It is the concern of the poet and of his characters.
"Excuse for being here ... serves three purposes. It is first a collection of poems by Robert M. Chute. Secondly these poems are about Thoreau, written as if they were written by Thoreau or are written in reaction to something in Thoreau's known history, actions, or character. Last, this book serves as a rough memoir of Robert M. Chute, an award-winning poet who is also a scientist"--Back cover. No library descriptions found. |
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