Jackson, Major
Summary: "In this knock-out collection, Major Jackson savors the complexity between perception and reality, the body and desire, accountability and judgment. Inspired by the philosophy of Albert Camus, Major Jackson's fifth volume subtly configures the poet as "absurd hero." With intense musicality and buoyant lyricism, The Absurd Man follows the titular speaker as he confronts the struggle for meaning...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 JACSummary: The 2019 edition of The Best American Poetry--"one of the mainstays of the poetry publication world" (Academy of American Poets)--now guest edited by Major Jackson, award-winning poet and poetry editor of the Harvard Review.Since 1988, The Best American Poetry has been the leading anthology of contemporary American poetry. The Washington Post said of the 2017 edition, "The poems...have a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner Poetry 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 811 BESDrake
Contents: A side [disc 1]. Survival -- Nonstop -- Elevate -- Emotionless -- God's plan -- I'm upset -- 8 out of 10 -- Mob ties -- Can't take a joke -- Sandra's rose -- Talk up (featuring Jay-Z) -- Is there more. B side [disc 2]. Peak -- Summer games -- Jaded -- Nice for what -- Finesse -- Ratchet happy birthday -- That's how you feel -- Blue tint -- In my feelings -- Don't matter to me (featuring Michael...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2018