An Open Book: Poems
by Orson Scott Card
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“An Open Book”, Card's first published collection, is selected from thirty-five years of poems. The title reflects his attitude that this book and all the poems in it remain works in progress. It also reflects Card's commitment to clarity, especially in poetry. As he says in his afterword: "To be clear and yet also say something worth saying is what I believe poets should strive for.”Tags
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The afterward made this collection for me, where Card discusses the process of the book. Some of the poems have been edited many times to seek greater clarity, others are left somewhat untouched, to give credit to the poet he once was and is no longer.
Card seems to invite in readers, hoping to make a connection with each. Within this collection, I believe most people will be able to find one that resonates with them. Those of the Mormon faith will have more to choose from than those of us outside of that church. Those outside of a generic Christian faith will have even fewer, but it is still a diverse collection given the author's background.
Card seems to invite in readers, hoping to make a connection with each. Within this collection, I believe most people will be able to find one that resonates with them. Those of the Mormon faith will have more to choose from than those of us outside of that church. Those outside of a generic Christian faith will have even fewer, but it is still a diverse collection given the author's background.
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Orson Scott Byron Walley Card, was born in 1951 and studied theater at Brigham Young University. He received his B.A. in 1975 and his M.A. in English in 1981. He wrote plays during that time, including Stone Tables (1973) and the musical, Father, Mother, Mother and Mom (1974). A Mormon, Scott served a two-year mission in Brazil before starting show more work as a journalist in Utah. He also designed games at Lucas Film Games, 1989-92. He is best known for his science fiction novels, including the popular Ender series. Well known titles include A Planet Called Treason (1979), Treasure Box (1996), and Heartfire (1998). He has also written the guide called How to Write Science Fiction and Fantasy (1990). His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead, both won Hugo and Nebula awards, making Card the only author to win both prizes in consecutive years. His titles Shadows in Flight, Ruins and Ender's Game made The New York Times Best Seller List. He is also the author of The First Formic War Series, which includes the titles Earth Unaware, Earth Afire, and Earth Awakens. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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