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Mornings Like This: Found Poems

by Annie Dillard

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In Mornings Like This, Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from old--and often odd--books, and composes ironic poems--some serious, some light--on the heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. Clever, original, sometimes humorous, and often profound, this collection is sure to charm her fans, both old and new.… (more)
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Interesting approach. Found it inspirational for my own creations. ( )
  deldevries | Jan 11, 2018 |
Well done but I'm not sure how I feel about found poems as a legitimate art form. ( )
  ElizaGronigsfeld | Jul 2, 2007 |
I love the idea of found poems. Dillard has taken all kinds of texts - from manuals, diaries, etc, and culled pieces down to their essence. Just proves that poetry is everywhere. ( )
  Lcwilson45 | Dec 26, 2006 |
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In Mornings Like This, Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from old--and often odd--books, and composes ironic poems--some serious, some light--on the heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. Clever, original, sometimes humorous, and often profound, this collection is sure to charm her fans, both old and new.

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